First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Update

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,700 shares, a decline of 34.5% from the March 15th total of 14,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FID traded up $0.18 on Friday, reaching $17.44. 19,716 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,223. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a fifty-two week low of $15.22 and a fifty-two week high of $17.78. The business’s 50-day moving average is $16.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $0.035 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 24,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 5,050 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $356,000. Hobart Private Capital LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 184,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after acquiring an additional 27,007 shares during the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 627,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,218,000 after acquiring an additional 45,611 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 53,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $872,000 after purchasing an additional 8,053 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile

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.