Raymond James Financial Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF $FID

Raymond James Financial Inc. trimmed its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) by 15.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 232,512 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,543 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc.’s holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF were worth $4,011,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $119,000. Armis Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $371,000. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $382,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 23,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 33,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 2,105 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FID opened at $19.84 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $113.09 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $19.59 and a 200 day moving average of $18.45. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a one year low of $15.75 and a one year high of $20.19.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a $0.3672 dividend. This represents a $1.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This is a boost from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Profile

The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth.