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

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) saw a significant growth in short interest during 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. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FPXI. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $65,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 107.6% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the third quarter worth $103,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 3,945.5% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:FPXI traded down $1.33 during trading on Thursday, reaching $66.15. The stock had a trading volume of 6,766 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,675. The company has a market capitalization of $168.69 million, a P/E ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.33. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a one year low of $41.17 and a one year high of $67.61.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.