First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a growth of 133.3% from the December 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 83.7% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $294,000. PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 28,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,000 after purchasing an additional 932 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 697,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,676,000 after purchasing an additional 14,374 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 760.1% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 131,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 115,859 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF stock traded up $0.02 on Wednesday, hitting $19.36. 10,634 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 132,880. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $19.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $136.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.95. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a 1-year low of $18.48 and a 1-year high of $21.38.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.1872 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an ETF-of-ETFs that tracks a momentum-driven, country\u002Fregion rotation index of international equities. The index is equal-weighted. IFV was launched on Jul 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.