First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Update

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,700 shares, an increase of 20.9% from the September 15th total of 19,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 614.7% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 178,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,000 after buying an additional 153,452 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 227.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 125,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,376,000 after acquiring an additional 86,887 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 26.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 407,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,920,000 after purchasing an additional 85,999 shares during the period. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $702,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $750,000.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of FICS stock traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $36.78. 6,245 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 26,950. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 12 month low of $28.86 and a 12 month high of $37.93. The stock has a market cap of $156.32 million, a PE ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.21.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.1032 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.12%.

About First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

The First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength IndexSM (the Index).