Decker Wealth Management LLC Trims Position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $SDVY

Posted by Geri Gentry on Oct 9th, 2026

Decker Wealth Management LLC decreased its position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY – Free Report) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 637,438 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,388 shares during the period. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF makes up 5.3% of Decker Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Decker Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF were worth $25,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in SDVY. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,463,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,149,000 after buying an additional 564,137 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,943,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,207,000 after acquiring an additional 227,423 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,670,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,034,000 after acquiring an additional 322,622 shares during the period. Park National Corp OH increased its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 3,584,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,475,000 after acquiring an additional 54,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,760,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,941,000 after acquiring an additional 71,063 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:SDVY traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $41.24. 766,034 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,295,040. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has a 52 week low of $36.40 and a 52 week high of $45.11. The company has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $42.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.24.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1002 per share. This is an increase from First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0901. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Profile

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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.