First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ:FTAG) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 159 shares, a growth of 98.8% from the August 15th total of 80 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,467 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Trading Down 0.4%

FTAG stock traded down $0.12 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.57. The company had a trading volume of 524 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,004. First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $32.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.24 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.83 and a 200 day moving average of $29.47.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.1798 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF Company Profile

First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the ISE Global Platinum Index (the Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in securities that comprise the Index or in depositary receipts representing foreign securities in the Index. The Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public companies that are active in platinum group metals (PGM) mining based on revenue analysis of those companies.