AIFG Consultants Ltd. Buys Shares of 174,645 First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY)

AIFG Consultants Ltd. bought a new stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 174,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,723,000. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF makes up 4.4% of AIFG Consultants Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. AIFG Consultants Ltd. owned about 0.21% of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $329,000. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 276.7% during the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 1,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,425 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 1,789.8% during the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 341,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,517,000 after purchasing an additional 323,410 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 44.9% during the 1st quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 25,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $697,000 after purchasing an additional 7,746 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 24,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,166 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Price Performance

Shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF stock remained flat at $32.33 on Thursday. The stock had a trading volume of 924,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,128,668. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a one year low of $24.70 and a one year high of $34.96. The firm has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $33.28 and its 200-day moving average is $31.20.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.1032 per share. This represents a $0.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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.