First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Update

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,600 shares, a drop of 6.2% from the August 31st total of 20,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Performance

FICS stock opened at $37.69 on Monday. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 1 year low of $28.86 and a 1 year high of $37.93. The firm has a market cap of $152.64 million, a P/E ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.05.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th will be issued a $0.1032 dividend. This represents a $0.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000. VitalStone Financial LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 690.7% during the 1st quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 2,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 2,293 shares during the last quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. lifted its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 34.8% during the 2nd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 12,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 3,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 1,480 shares during the last quarter.

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).