First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) Short Interest Down 33.0% in February

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) saw a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,500 shares, a drop of 33.0% from the February 13th total of 9,700 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 29,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FICS traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $37.49. 39,845 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,052. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 1 year low of $33.06 and a 1 year high of $37.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $35.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $179.95 million, a P/E ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 59.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. raised its stake 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 valued at $488,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. TD Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 49.8% during the fourth quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 2,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 50,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,703,000 after acquiring an additional 1,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 20,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674 shares in the last quarter.

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).