First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Sold by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp trimmed its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 55.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,412 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,687 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF were worth $1,259,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 123.0% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. grew its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 20,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp grew its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 12,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,000 after acquiring an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 19,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SDVY opened at $32.95 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $33.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.33. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 1-year low of $24.70 and a 1-year high of $34.96.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a $0.1032 dividend. This represents a $0.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers 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.