First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FSCS) Short Interest Down 70.6% in October

by · The Cerbat Gem

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FSCS – Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, a decline of 70.6% from the September 30th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FSCS traded down $0.10 on Friday, reaching $35.09. 1,741 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,340. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.76. First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF has a 1-year low of $25.83 and a 1-year high of $35.91.

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.0695 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

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