First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Short Interest Update

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,771 shares, a decline of 84.5% from the July 30th total of 17,840 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,961 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of IFV stock traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $26.31. 32,295 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 56,322. The stock has a market cap of $236.79 million, a PE ratio of 13.24 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.64. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a 12 month low of $23.19 and a 12 month high of $28.70.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $0.2505 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. This is an increase from First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 4,435.6% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 3,992 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000.

About First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

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.