First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD) Short Interest Update

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 36,673 shares, an increase of 669.1% from the August 15th total of 4,768 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 213,428 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIXD. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $774,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 10.2% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 857,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,372,000 after buying an additional 79,396 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,076,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,643,000 after acquiring an additional 612,706 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 70.6% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,440,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,861,000 after acquiring an additional 596,226 shares during the period. Finally, Park National Corp OH boosted its stake in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 47.6% during the 1st quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 489,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,354,000 after acquiring an additional 157,900 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIXD traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $42.28. 217,191 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 378,869. First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF has a one year low of $41.95 and a one year high of $45.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $42.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.50.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st were given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 21st.

About First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

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.