Short Interest in First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) Decreases By 85.2%

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 91 shares, a decline of 85.2% from the June 15th total of 615 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,274 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Price Performance

Shares of FTAG stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $29.08. 6,223 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,064. First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF has a 52-week low of $24.98 and a 52-week high of $31.13. The stock has a market cap of $14.25 million, a P/E ratio of 22.24 and a beta of 0.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $29.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.93.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1798 per share. This is a boost from First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $305,000. Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 13,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 29,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,000 after purchasing an additional 3,615 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 28.8% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 45,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 10,056 shares during the period.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Company Profile

First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the ISE Global Platinum Index (the Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in securities that comprise the Index or in depositary receipts representing foreign securities in the Index. The Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public companies that are active in platinum group metals (PGM) mining based on revenue analysis of those companies.