First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 28,300 shares, an increase of 363.9% from the February 29th total of 6,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 119,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Trading Up 1.7 %
Shares of NASDAQ FTXL opened at $90.63 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $86.32 and a 200 day moving average of $76.87. First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $57.43 and a 12-month high of $95.48. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of 19.68 and a beta of 1.29.
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.0767 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 21st.
Institutional Trading of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
About First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor index. The fund tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies, weighted according to factors related to value, volatility and growth. FTXL was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is managed by First Trust.
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