Short Interest in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Expands By 42.8%

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,700 shares, a growth of 42.8% from the August 31st total of 18,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

FID stock traded down $0.06 on Friday, reaching $17.68. 14,000 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,774. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a one year low of $14.02 and a one year high of $17.78. The company has a market cap of $83.11 million, a P/E ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.26.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th will be issued a $0.1161 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FID. Hobart Private Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 41.9% in the second quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 139,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,194,000 after purchasing an additional 41,214 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the first quarter valued at $636,000. BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 1st quarter worth $413,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 251,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,953,000 after buying an additional 15,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $231,000.

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.