Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $29.78 Million Stock Position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 503,604 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,976 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.23% of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers worth $29,783,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 259.3% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 202,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,953,000 after purchasing an additional 145,866 shares in the last quarter. Next Level Private LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Next Level Private LLC now owns 262,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,514,000 after acquiring an additional 15,253 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC now owns 213,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,649,000 after purchasing an additional 7,558 shares during the last quarter. Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers during the fourth quarter worth $4,219,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 123,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,292,000 after purchasing an additional 5,417 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RDVY opened at $58.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.57 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $57.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.06. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a one year low of $50.27 and a one year high of $64.63.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.2544 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Profile

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers index. The fund tracks an index of 50 large-cap stocks with rising, high-quality dividends. RDVY was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.