Short Interest in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Rises By 1,627.7%

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,200 shares, an increase of 1,627.7% from the January 31st total of 4,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.4 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FID opened at $16.68 on Friday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.18 and a 1 year high of $17.78. The company has a market cap of $81.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $16.32 and a 200-day moving average of $16.81.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Announces Dividend

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

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FID. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the third quarter valued at about $58,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $119,000. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter worth about $179,000. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 15,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 20.3% in the third quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,000 after acquiring an additional 3,149 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

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.