Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) Stock Short Interest Report for September

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) saw a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 964,162 shares, a growth of 830.2% from the September 15th total of 103,654 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,016,296 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LVHI. Planning Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 9.1% in the third quarter. Planning Strategies Inc. now owns 429,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,932,000 after acquiring an additional 35,814 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 64.2% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 437,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,744,000 after purchasing an additional 171,132 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 27.2% during the 1st quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 171,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,951,000 after purchasing an additional 36,685 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 74.0% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 52,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,115,000 after purchasing an additional 22,187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 20.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 41,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,677,000 after purchasing an additional 6,942 shares in the last quarter.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF stock traded up $0.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $41.80. 1,775,028 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 801,682. The stock has a market cap of $3.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.45. Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF has a twelve month low of $34.66 and a twelve month high of $43.35. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $42.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.53.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Company Profile

The Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an all-cap index of developed ex-US stocks, selected and weighted to emphasize profitability, high dividends, low price volatility and low earnings volatility. LVHI was launched on Jul 27, 2016 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.