First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) Short Interest Up 79.0% in January

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,933 shares, an increase of 79.0% from the January 15th total of 25,105 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,344 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 11,344 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.0 days.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of FPXI traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $67.29. The company had a trading volume of 11,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,483. The stock has a market cap of $164.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $60.10. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.17 and a fifty-two week high of $67.87.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.0686 dividend. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $65,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 107.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $103,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 3,945.5% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 2,604 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $200,000.

About First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

The First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the IPOX International index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 50 largest developed markets ex-US IPOs over the first 1,000 trading days for each stock. FPXI was launched on Nov 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.