First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a growth of 133.3% from the December 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 36,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 83.7% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 663 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in the second quarter worth $294,000. PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 28,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,000 after acquiring an additional 932 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 33,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after purchasing an additional 2,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 36,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF stock traded up $0.02 on Wednesday, reaching $19.36. 10,634 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 132,880. The firm has a market capitalization of $136.49 million, a PE ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.95. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a 1-year low of $18.48 and a 1-year high of $21.38. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $19.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.92.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.1872 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

The First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an ETF-of-ETFs that tracks a momentum-driven, country\u002Fregion rotation index of international equities. The index is equal-weighted. IFV was launched on Jul 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.