Short Interest in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Rises By 79.0%

Posted by Dante Gardener on Feb 15th, 2026

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,933 shares, a growth of 79.0% from the January 15th total of 25,105 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,344 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 11,344 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ:FPXI traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $67.29. 11,478 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,483. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 52 week low of $41.17 and a 52 week high of $67.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $164.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $62.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.13.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FPXI. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $65,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 107.6% during the third 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 First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $103,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $200,000.

About First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

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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.