First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Update

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,182 shares, an increase of 394.6% from the December 15th total of 1,452 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,518 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 6,518 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ FPXI traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $63.05. The stock had a trading volume of 578 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,395. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $59.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.65. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 1 year low of $41.17 and a 1 year high of $63.00. The stock has a market cap of $160.78 million, a PE ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given a $0.0686 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $65,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 107.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the third quarter worth $103,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 3,945.5% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

The First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the IPOX International index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 50 largest developed markets ex-US IPOs over the first 1,000 trading days for each stock. FPXI was launched on Nov 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.