First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Down 98.7% in February

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 27,757 shares, a decline of 98.7% from the January 29th total of 2,119,857 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,882 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,882 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FID opened at $22.51 on Friday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.79 and a 1 year high of $22.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.18 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $20.46.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were paid a dividend of $0.3031 per share. This is a boost from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 103.1% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 79,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,535,000 after buying an additional 40,548 shares in the last quarter. Entruity Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Entruity Wealth LLC now owns 236,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,541,000 after buying an additional 3,663 shares during the period. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 81.5% during the second quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 92,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after acquiring an additional 41,562 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 13.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 269,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,178,000 after purchasing an additional 31,385 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 68.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 110,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,128,000 after buying an additional 45,023 shares during the period.

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.