13,388 First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $SDVY Shares Sold by Decker Wealth Management LLC

Decker Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 2.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and 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 accounts for approximately 5.3% of Decker Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Decker Wealth Management LLC owned about 0.24% of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF worth $25,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 6.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,463,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,149,000 after acquiring an additional 564,137 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,943,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,207,000 after purchasing an additional 227,423 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,670,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,034,000 after purchasing an additional 322,622 shares during the period. Park National Corp OH boosted its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 3,584,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,475,000 after purchasing an additional 54,366 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,760,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,941,000 after purchasing an additional 71,063 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $41.24. 766,034 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,295,040. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $42.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 1.01. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has a twelve month low of $36.40 and a twelve month high of $45.11.

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 represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. 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.

About First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

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.