First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Purchased by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 43.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 697,464 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 211,827 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.80% of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF worth $22,856,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 15.8% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,870,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,944,000 after buying an additional 935,420 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 29.7% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,579,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,534,000 after acquiring an additional 590,680 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 260.8% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,167,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,566,457 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,576,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,665,000 after acquiring an additional 399,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 72.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,175,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,195,000 after buying an additional 493,510 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

SDVY traded up $0.40 during trading on Monday, hitting $34.12. The stock had a trading volume of 902,994 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,096,096. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of 7.97 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.67. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 12 month low of $25.06 and a 12 month high of $34.96.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.1032 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%.

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.