First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Update

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

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wagner Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $10,218,000 after purchasing an additional 45,611 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 680.1% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 31,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after buying an additional 27,599 shares during the period. Hobart Private Capital LLC grew its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 184,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after acquiring an additional 27,007 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $356,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $3,953,000 after acquiring an additional 15,604 shares during the last quarter.

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

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

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.