Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:CIBR)

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:CIBR – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Investors acquired 3,301 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 241% compared to the typical daily volume of 968 call options.

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Trading Down 2.7%

NASDAQ CIBR traded down $2.92 during trading on Thursday, reaching $105.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,467,774 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,699,572. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $100.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.93. First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF has a 12 month low of $60.07 and a 12 month high of $110.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11 and a beta of 0.93.

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $0.0029 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 24th. This is a negative change from First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0721. This represents a $0.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CIBR. Parkway Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF during the third quarter worth about $41,972,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 33.7% during the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,052,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,582,000 after buying an additional 265,279 shares during the last quarter. Park National Corp OH purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,018,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF by 12.4% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,184,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,189,000 after buying an additional 130,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $12,761,000.

First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF Company Profile

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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.

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