First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) Short Interest Down 22.4% in December

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 25,000 shares, a decline of 22.4% from the December 15th total of 32,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ FID opened at $16.04 on Thursday. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 52 week low of $15.11 and a 52 week high of $17.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $16.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.79 million, a PE ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.2154 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FID. Hilltop Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $179,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 680.1% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 31,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 27,599 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 3,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 19,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 3,970 shares during the last quarter.

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.