First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 25,000 shares, a decline of 22.4% from the December 31st total of 32,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ FID traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.26. The company had a trading volume of 2,288 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,804. The company has a market capitalization of $78.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.11 and a 1 year high of $17.78. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $16.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.76.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.2154 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wagner Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 627,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,218,000 after purchasing an additional 45,611 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 251,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,953,000 after purchasing an additional 15,604 shares during the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 184,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after purchasing an additional 27,007 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 53,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 8,053 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth.