Short Interest in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Increases By 133.3%

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 83.7% in 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 bought a new stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF during the second quarter valued at about $294,000. PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 932 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 33,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after buying an additional 2,333 shares during the period. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co lifted its position in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 36,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 1,162 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IFV traded up $0.19 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.82. 197,352 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 110,495. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $19.49 and a 200 day moving average of $19.98. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $155.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 0.95.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a dividend of $0.1872 per share. 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.