Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. Raises Position in First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (NASDAQ:FTXR)

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (NASDAQ:FTXR) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,036 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,676 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.’s holdings in First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF were worth $841,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Separately, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 20,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $563,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ FTXR opened at $31.07 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $31.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.52. First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF has a 1 year low of $24.76 and a 1 year high of $32.32. The firm has a market cap of $38.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 1.14.

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.1146 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

About First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF

The First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation index. The fund tracks an index composed of 30 US transportation companies. Holdings are selected by liquidity and weighted based on volatility, value and growth factors. FTXR was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is managed by First Trust.