First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) Short Interest Up 113.3% in April

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ:IFV) was the target of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,400 shares, a growth of 113.3% from the March 31st total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IFV. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 2,655,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,109,000 after acquiring an additional 365,094 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 1,578.8% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 283,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,031,000 after purchasing an additional 266,678 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 180,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,198,000 after buying an additional 30,301 shares during the last quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 147,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,882,000 after buying an additional 5,967 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC increased its stake in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF by 228.7% in the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 92,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,815,000 after buying an additional 64,621 shares during the period.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:IFV traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $19.39. 13,404 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,224. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $16.99 and a fifty-two week high of $20.30. The company has a market capitalization of $189.05 million, a PE ratio of 8.43 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.00.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a $0.0733 dividend. This represents a $0.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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.