First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) Short Interest Down 84.6% in August

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 80 shares, a decline of 84.6% from the July 30th total of 519 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,432 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $305,000. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 8.1% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 13,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 29,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,000 after acquiring an additional 3,615 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF by 28.8% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 45,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 10,056 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ FTAG traded up $0.22 on Friday, reaching $30.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 617 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,003. First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF has a 52 week low of $24.98 and a 52 week high of $31.13. The firm has a market cap of $14.79 million, a PE ratio of 22.24 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $29.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.41.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.1798 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Company Profile

First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the ISE Global Platinum Index (the Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in securities that comprise the Index or in depositary receipts representing foreign securities in the Index. The Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public companies that are active in platinum group metals (PGM) mining based on revenue analysis of those companies.