First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Up 159.2% in November

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,700 shares, a growth of 159.2% from the October 31st total of 7,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:FICS opened at $35.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $152.95 million, a PE ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 12 month low of $31.75 and a 12 month high of $37.93. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $36.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.57.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.1032 per share. This represents a $0.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000. VitalStone Financial LLC raised its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 2,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. Private Client Services LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $301,000. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 20.3% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 10,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 1,845 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Company Profile

The First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength IndexSM (the Index).