First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Short Interest Up 1,300.0% in January

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,600 shares, a growth of 1,300.0% from the January 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 74,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IFV opened at $19.81 on Thursday. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $18.48 and a fifty-two week high of $21.38. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.35 and its 200 day moving average is $19.88. The company has a market capitalization of $130.75 million, a P/E ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.95.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.1872 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,009,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 760.1% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 131,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after buying an additional 115,859 shares during the period. Kiker Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,156,000. Cushing Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $406,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the second quarter worth about $294,000.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an ETF-of-ETFs that tracks a momentum-driven, country\u002Fregion rotation index of international equities. The index is equal-weighted. IFV was launched on Jul 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.