First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Up 228.6% in July

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,900 shares, a growth of 228.6% from the July 15th total of 2,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the second quarter worth $29,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 20.1% during the first quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,333 shares during the period. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the first quarter worth about $231,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $237,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $302,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FID opened at $16.39 on Thursday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 52 week low of $14.02 and a 52 week high of $16.66. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.93. The firm has a market cap of $77.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were given a dividend of $0.3378 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.25%.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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.