First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Up 1,627.7% in February

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,200 shares, an increase of 1,627.7% from the January 31st total of 4,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 15,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 142,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,317,000 after buying an additional 1,587 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 33,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $550,000 after buying an additional 2,105 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 71,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,000 after acquiring an additional 2,516 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 20.3% during the third quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,000 after acquiring an additional 3,149 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of FID traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $16.84. The stock had a trading volume of 8,255 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,467. The company has a market cap of $82.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.81. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1-year low of $15.18 and a 1-year high of $17.78.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a dividend of $0.2154 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

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.