Ethos Financial Group LLC Acquires Shares of 82,902 First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF $FID

Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 82,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,736,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC grew its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 110.0% in the 1st quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 68,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,443,000 after acquiring an additional 36,084 shares during the period. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the fourth quarter worth $482,000. Wagner Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 5.4% during the first quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 811,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,995,000 after purchasing an additional 41,507 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 47.3% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the first quarter valued at about $204,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Up 0.8%

FID stock opened at $22.15 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.80 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.60. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 52 week low of $17.91 and a 52 week high of $22.59.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a $0.385 dividend. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This is a positive change from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF 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.