First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Up ∞ in August

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,215 shares, an increase of ∞ from the July 30th total of 0 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,798 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FICS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $157,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $177,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Claris Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $218,000.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ FICS traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $42.39. The company had a trading volume of 8,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,788. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.25 and a fifty-two week high of $43.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.13. The firm has a market cap of $211.95 million, a P/E ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.71.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $0.4455 per share. This is an increase from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

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). FICS was launched on Dec 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.