First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Up 249.6% in January

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,105 shares, an increase of 249.6% from the December 31st total of 7,182 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 10,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF stock traded up $1.22 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $67.45. The stock had a trading volume of 39,034 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,777. The company has a market capitalization of $171.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 52 week low of $41.17 and a 52 week high of $67.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.27.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given a dividend of $0.0686 per share. 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 Trading of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,762,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 24.3% in the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 77,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,674,000 after acquiring an additional 15,236 shares in the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 126.1% in the third quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 14,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,000 after acquiring an additional 8,070 shares during the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the second quarter valued at about $392,000. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 25.9% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 31,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,916,000 after acquiring an additional 6,572 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Company Profile

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.