First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Update

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,499 shares, a drop of 25.4% from the November 30th total of 19,438 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,769 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 10,769 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of FID traded up $0.03 on Tuesday, reaching $20.64. The stock had a trading volume of 14,542 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,458. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.97 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $20.21 and a 200 day moving average of $19.83. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a twelve month low of $15.75 and a twelve month high of $20.73.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be issued a $0.3031 dividend. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.9%. This is a positive change from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FID. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 648 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.