Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 792 Shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC cut its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 89,360 shares of the company’s stock after selling 792 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF were worth $1,569,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FID. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 67,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,066,000 after buying an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 27,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 21.3% during the second quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 2,706 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the first quarter worth about $237,000. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $636,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FID opened at $16.63 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.62. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $15.03 and a 1 year high of $17.78. The firm has a market cap of $78.99 million, a PE ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.1161 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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.