First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:CIBR)

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:CIBR) was the target of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 3,301 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 241% compared to the typical volume of 968 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 20,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,075,000 after acquiring an additional 5,355 shares in the last quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 29.9% in the third quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 2,730 shares during the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management bought a new position in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC increased its stake in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Frederick Financial Consultants LLC now owns 3,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Equity Partners LLC raised its position in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 317.7% during the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 5,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $580,000 after purchasing an additional 4,280 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CIBR opened at $105.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11 and a beta of 0.93. First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF has a 1 year low of $60.07 and a 1 year high of $110.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.09.

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 24th were given a $0.0029 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 24th. This is a decrease from First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0721. This represents a $0.01 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%.

About First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF

The First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity index. The fund tracks a liquidity-weighted index that targets companies engaged in the cybersecurity industry. CIBR was launched on Jul 7, 2015 and is managed by First Trust.