First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of 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. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 16,882 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 16,882 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 21,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14.5% in the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 648 shares during the period. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 64,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,319,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp boosted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 36,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after acquiring an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 236,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,658,000 after acquiring an additional 926 shares during the period.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:FID traded up $0.03 on Wednesday, reaching $22.53. 18,856 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,220. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $21.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.44. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 52 week low of $15.79 and a 52 week high of $22.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.32 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were paid a $0.3031 dividend. This is an increase 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.4%.

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.