First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Down 50.0% in February

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,700 shares, a decline of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 19,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ FICS traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $36.34. 18,780 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,676. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 12 month low of $33.06 and a 12 month high of $37.93. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $35.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $174.43 million, a PE ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.188 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FICS. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $16,468,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 70.6% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 233,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,943,000 after purchasing an additional 96,828 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 430.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 81,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,060,000 after purchasing an additional 66,251 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 829,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,150,000 after purchasing an additional 58,620 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,825,000.

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).