First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,500 shares, a decrease of 33.0% from the February 13th total of 9,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 29,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 23,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 6,084 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 106.9% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 26,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $980,000 after purchasing an additional 13,505 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 53,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,718 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,825,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ FICS traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $37.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 211,087 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,932. The stock has a market cap of $178.61 million, a PE ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 0.84. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a fifty-two week low of $33.06 and a fifty-two week high of $37.93. The company’s 50-day moving average is $35.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.82.

About First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

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).