Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) Short Interest Update

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 508,247 shares, a decline of 67.8% from the July 30th total of 1,577,369 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 815,899 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Stock Performance

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF stock opened at $43.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $41.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.10. Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF has a one year low of $34.25 and a one year high of $43.35.

Institutional Trading of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Torren Management LLC acquired a new position in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 275.5% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $119,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $238,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF in the 1st quarter worth $267,000.

About Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

The Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an all-cap index of developed ex-US stocks, selected and weighted to emphasize profitability, high dividends, low price volatility and low earnings volatility. LVHI was launched on Jul 27, 2016 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.