First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Update

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,105 shares, a growth of 249.6% from the December 31st total of 7,182 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Stock Down 3.5%

FPXI stock traded down $2.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $64.10. 10,807 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,945. The firm has a market capitalization of $163.46 million, a P/E ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.38. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 1 year low of $41.17 and a 1 year high of $67.61.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.0686 dividend. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FPXI. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the second quarter worth about $1,762,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 77,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,674,000 after buying an additional 15,236 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 126.1% during the third quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 14,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 8,070 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $392,000. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 25.9% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 31,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,916,000 after acquiring an additional 6,572 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Company Profile

The First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the IPOX International index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 50 largest developed markets ex-US IPOs over the first 1,000 trading days for each stock. FPXI was launched on Nov 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.