Short Interest in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Drops By 14.6%

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,700 shares, a decrease of 14.6% from the December 31st total of 13,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 130,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,468,000 after acquiring an additional 5,546 shares during the period. Private Client Services LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $301,000. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $750,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 614.7% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 178,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,000 after buying an additional 153,452 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Good Life Advisors LLC boosted its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 13.1% during the third quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 97,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,640,000 after buying an additional 11,245 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

FICS traded down $0.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $35.43. 9,930 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,797. The stock has a market cap of $170.06 million, a P/E ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 52 week low of $33.06 and a 52 week high of $37.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $34.74 and a 200 day moving average of $35.50.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a dividend of $0.188 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Company Profile

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).