D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 263,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,886,000.
Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at $581,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $85,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 92,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,057,000 after buying an additional 5,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the third quarter valued at $45,000.
First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Down 0.5%
NASDAQ:FID opened at $22.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $169.43 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.58. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 12 month low of $19.56 and a 12 month high of $24.47. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $22.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.05.
First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 24th were given a $0.1570 dividend. This is a drop from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3850. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%.
First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Company Profile
The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.
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