First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTHI) Short Interest Update

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTHI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 179,053 shares, an increase of 130.3% from the November 30th total of 77,748 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 710,735 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 710,735 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FTHI. Private Client Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 16,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 16.6% during the 2nd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 8,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 611 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its position in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 82.2% during the 3rd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 1,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 668 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 43,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,020,000 after acquiring an additional 743 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:FTHI opened at $23.82 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 0.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $23.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.37. First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF has a 12-month low of $19.07 and a 12-month high of $24.03.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a dividend of $0.177 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 12th.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Company Profile

The First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of US-listed stocks, with an overlay of short calls on the S&P 500. FTHI was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.