31,986 Shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF $LDSF Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 31,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $589,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 38.8% in the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 232,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,403,000 after acquiring an additional 65,050 shares during the last quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. acquired a new stake in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $773,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 27.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,654,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,305,000 after acquiring an additional 360,432 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $786,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 38,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,000 after acquiring an additional 2,886 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Price Performance

LDSF stock opened at $18.58 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $18.61 and its 200-day moving average is $18.89. First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF has a twelve month low of $18.37 and a twelve month high of $19.59.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 21st were issued a $0.0760 dividend. This is a boost from First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0750. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 21st.

About First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

The First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds. Holdings consist of short-term fixed income securities, primarily from US issuers LDSF was launched on Jan 3, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.