Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (NASDAQ:FTXN - Get Rating) by 70.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,237 shares of the company's stoc
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (NASDAQ:FTXN - Get Rating) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,300 shares, a drop of 64.8% from the November 30th total of 140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 197,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (NASDAQ:FTXN) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 27th will be given a dividend of 0.19 per share on Friday, December 30th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 23rd. This is an increase from First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (NASDAQ:FTXN - Get Rating) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 171,700 shares, a decline of 8.8% from the October 15th total of 188,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 215,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (NASDAQ:FTXN - Get Rating) was the target of a large decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 40,100 shares, a decline of 65.4% from the September 15th total of 115,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 171,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.