First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $SDVY Shares Bought by RFG Advisory LLC

RFG Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 358,188 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,504 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF were worth $12,637,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in SDVY. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 3,250.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after acquiring an additional 4,160 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 640,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,473,000 after acquiring an additional 2,030 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 111,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,997 shares in the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC grew its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 598,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,064,000 after purchasing an additional 31,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 764,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,608,000 after purchasing an additional 51,113 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Trading Up 1.6%

SDVY opened at $37.04 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.40. The firm has a market cap of $8.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 1.18. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has a twelve month low of $28.84 and a twelve month high of $40.60.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were issued a dividend of $0.095 per share. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers 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.