First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Down 95.4% in January

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,379 shares, a decrease of 95.4% from the December 31st total of 95,690 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 29,459 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $61,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 648 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $21.54. The company had a trading volume of 26,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,395. The company’s 50-day moving average is $20.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.07. The company has a market cap of $137.86 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a twelve month low of $15.79 and a twelve month high of $21.65.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.3031 dividend. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This is an increase from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

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.