First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Purchased by Second Half Financial Partners LLC

Second Half Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,740 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the quarter. Second Half Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF were worth $354,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 15,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. grew its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 45,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the period. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 94,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,441,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 36,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the period. Finally, World Equity Group Inc. lifted its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 108,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,622,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Price Performance

Shares of SDVY opened at $38.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.07. The stock has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a PE ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.18. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 1-year low of $28.87 and a 1-year high of $39.24.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.1383 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.45%.

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.