First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD) Short Interest Up 94.3% in April

by · The Cerbat Gem

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,468 shares, an increase of 94.3% from the April 15th total of 11,565 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 371,960 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 114.6% during the first quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 75,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,290,000 after purchasing an additional 40,294 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $270,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 230,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,042,000 after acquiring an additional 27,188 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC increased its stake in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 784,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,186,000 after buying an additional 58,871 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $268,000.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ FIXD traded down $0.03 during trading on Monday, reaching $43.21. 878,203 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 419,276. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.23. First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF has a twelve month low of $42.51 and a twelve month high of $45.15.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st were issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Company Profile

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The First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed, broad-based, and broad-maturity bond fund that aims for a weighted average duration within 1 year of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index. The fund may hold derivatives. FIXD was launched on Feb 14, 2017 and is managed by First Trust.

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