First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (NASDAQ:LEGR) Short Interest Up 142.9% in July

First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (NASDAQ:LEGR) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 340 shares, a growth of 142.9% from the June 30th total of 140 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,514 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 40,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,164,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF by 7.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF by 22,400.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 22,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,358,000 after buying an additional 609 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF Trading Up 0.6%

LEGR stock opened at $63.94 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $64.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.30. First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF has a 12-month low of $52.47 and a 12-month high of $67.72. The company has a market capitalization of $127.88 million, a PE ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.87.

First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $0.6211 per share. This is a boost from First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th.

About First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF

The First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (LEGR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Indxx Blockchain index. The fund tracks an index of global equities selected based on their exposure to the development or usage of blockchain technology. LEGR was launched on Jan 24, 2018 and is managed by First Trust.