First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FGD) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Posted by on Jul 28th, 2026

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FGD – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 58,707 shares, a decline of 54.5% from the June 30th total of 129,059 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 155,384 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA FGD traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $34.28. The stock had a trading volume of 115,481 shares, compared to its average volume of 254,932. The company has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.79 and a beta of 0.65. First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund has a 52 week low of $27.37 and a 52 week high of $34.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $33.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its position in First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 75,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,278,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. now owns 2,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 14,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 538 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 19,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 869 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund by 30.2% during the 1st quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 915 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund Company Profile

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First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is an indicated annual dividend yield weighted index of 100 stocks selected from the developed market portion of the Dow Jones World Index, subject to certain buffers designed to limit turnover. The Index universe is defined as all component companies of the 24 developed-market country indexes in the Dow Jones Global Indexes family.

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