First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Stock Short Interest Report for October

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,730 shares, a decline of 90.1% from the October 15th total of 37,634 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 28,205 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FID traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $22.23. 2,634 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,548. The business has a 50-day moving average of $22.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.11. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 12-month low of $19.83 and a 12-month high of $24.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.84 million, a PE ratio of 14.33 and a beta of 0.59.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th were issued a $0.1570 dividend. This is a decrease from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3850. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 24th.

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FID. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter worth about $122,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 62,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 4,034 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $393,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14,488.6% during the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 16,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 16,517 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,886,000.

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. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.