First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Up 125.0% in November

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,700 shares, an increase of 125.0% from the November 15th total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of FID stock opened at $16.59 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.73. The company has a market cap of $78.80 million, a P/E ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a twelve month low of $15.11 and a twelve month high of $17.78.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.2154 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hilltop Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $179,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,066,000 after acquiring an additional 2,274 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 27,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 21.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 2,706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 139,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,194,000 after purchasing an additional 2,066 shares in the last quarter.

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.