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

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,700 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the December 31st total of 13,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $296,000. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 20,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 1,674 shares in the last quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. increased its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 14,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $488,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $375,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 110.8% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 42,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,431,000 after buying an additional 22,151 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of FICS traded down $0.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $35.47. 8,554 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,711. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.50. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a twelve month low of $33.06 and a twelve month high of $37.93. The stock has a market cap of $170.26 million, a PE ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.188 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

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).