Short Interest in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Increases By 36.9%

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) saw a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,900 shares, an increase of 36.9% from the February 28th total of 6,500 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 32,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FICS opened at $36.46 on Monday. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 12-month low of $33.06 and a 12-month high of $37.93. The firm has a market cap of $175.00 million, a PE ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.86.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $0.1475 dividend. This represents a $0.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FICS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 59.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. TD Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 49.8% during the 4th quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 2,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 298.5% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 3,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,000 after acquiring an additional 2,651 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the fourth quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the fourth quarter worth $296,000.

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).