Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) Short Interest Update

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (BATS:LVHI) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,654 shares, a decrease of 73.0% from the August 31st total of 383,631 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,056,976 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF Stock Up 0.3%

LVHI opened at $42.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.45. Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF has a twelve month low of $34.51 and a twelve month high of $43.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $42.65 and a 200-day moving average of $41.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 64.2% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 437,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,744,000 after purchasing an additional 171,132 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 337,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,417,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 171,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,951,000 after acquiring an additional 36,685 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 74.0% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 52,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,115,000 after acquiring an additional 22,187 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF by 20.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 41,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,677,000 after purchasing an additional 6,942 shares in the last quarter.

About Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

The Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an all-cap index of developed ex-US stocks, selected and weighted to emphasize profitability, high dividends, low price volatility and low earnings volatility. LVHI was launched on Jul 27, 2016 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.