6,279 Shares in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Acquired by Platform Technology Partners

Platform Technology Partners bought a new stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $228,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 38,705.4% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,007,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,401,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000,057 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 15.9% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,358,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,663,000 after purchasing an additional 2,105,789 shares during the period. Park National Corp OH boosted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 292.0% during the third quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 2,531,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,079,000 after purchasing an additional 1,885,435 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 205.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,840,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,091,000 after buying an additional 1,237,801 shares during the period. Finally, Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas bought a new position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $32,429,000.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ SDVY opened at $38.72 on Wednesday. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 12-month low of $27.45 and a 12-month high of $39.24. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.18.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.1383 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.43%.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Company 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.