First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Sold by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 65.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,342 shares of the company’s stock after selling 66,011 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF were worth $1,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,987,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $654,371,000 after buying an additional 2,628,717 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 18.8% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 4,234,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,064,000 after acquiring an additional 669,172 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,510,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,835,000 after purchasing an additional 267,372 shares during the last quarter. Park National Corp OH lifted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 2,827,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,369,000 after purchasing an additional 296,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 2,485,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,415,000 after purchasing an additional 347,799 shares during the period.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of SDVY opened at $37.09 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $37.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.53. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 12-month low of $31.50 and a 12-month high of $40.60. The firm has a market cap of $8.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.18.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.1821 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF

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.