Short Interest in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Rises By 133.3%

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a growth of 133.3% from the December 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ IFV traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $18.86. The company had a trading volume of 9,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,358. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a twelve month low of $18.48 and a twelve month high of $21.38. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $155.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.95.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.1872 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 83.7% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the second quarter worth about $294,000. PFG Investments LLC raised its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 28,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,000 after acquiring an additional 932 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 33,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after acquiring an additional 2,333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 36,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 1,162 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an ETF-of-ETFs that tracks a momentum-driven, country\u002Fregion rotation index of international equities. The index is equal-weighted. IFV was launched on Jul 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.