Short Interest in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Decreases By 95.4%

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,379 shares, a decline of 95.4% from the December 31st total of 95,690 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FID. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at $61,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the second quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14.5% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 648 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of FID stock traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $21.53. The stock had a trading volume of 20,459 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,951. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.79 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a twelve month low of $15.79 and a twelve month high of $21.65.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given 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 was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

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.