First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Acquired by Benjamin Edwards Inc.

Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 19,026.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 179,022 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 178,086 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. owned 0.10% of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF worth $6,516,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SDVY. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC increased its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 15,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 45,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period. Second Half Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Second Half Financial Partners LLC now owns 9,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the period. CX Institutional raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 94,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,441,000 after acquiring an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 36,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the period.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF stock opened at $39.65 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.50. The company has a market cap of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.18. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a one year low of $30.11 and a one year high of $40.60.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.1383 per share. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Profile

The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of small- and mid-cap US companies with historically increasing dividends and that meet various fundamental criteria. SDVY was launched on Nov 1, 2017 and is managed by First Trust.