First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD) Short Interest Up 201.4% in February

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (NASDAQ:FIXD) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 66,300 shares, a growth of 201.4% from the January 31st total of 22,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,028,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of FIXD traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $44.00. The stock had a trading volume of 312,446 shares, compared to its average volume of 805,414. First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF has a 52 week low of $39.42 and a 52 week high of $46.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.92.

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a $0.155 dividend. This represents a $1.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This is an increase from First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FIXD. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 25.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,277 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 6,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 16,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,000 after acquiring an additional 2,368 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 24,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,095,000 after acquiring an additional 2,080 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bellevue Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC now owns 239,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,833,000 after acquiring an additional 29,860 shares during the last quarter.

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.