First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Update

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,985 shares, a decrease of 88.9% from the January 29th total of 44,933 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 21,422 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 21,422 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Stock Performance

FPXI stock traded up $1.49 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $69.82. 11,358 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,050. The company has a market cap of $171.06 million, a P/E ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 52-week low of $41.17 and a 52-week high of $70.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $63.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.84.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.0686 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 107.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $103,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 3,945.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 2,604 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $200,000.

About First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

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.