First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (NASDAQ:FID – Get Rating) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,900 shares, an increase of 70.3% from the February 28th total of 24,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 43,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Money Concepts Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Capital Analysts LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund by 68.3% in the second quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,969 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,205 shares during the period. Finally, EPG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund Price Performance

FID traded up $0.04 on Tuesday, hitting $15.46. 20,773 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 38,542. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund has a 12 month low of $13.14 and a 12 month high of $18.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $15.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 0.82.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.028 per share. This represents a $0.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 24th.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund

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The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth.

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