First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) Short Interest Up 98.8% in August

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 159 shares, a growth of 98.8% from the August 15th total of 80 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,467 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FTAG stock traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.57. 524 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,004. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.24 and a beta of 0.67. First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF has a 12-month low of $24.98 and a 12-month high of $32.19.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.1798 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a positive change from First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

About First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF

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.