Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Takes $76,000 Position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $76,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDSF. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,729,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $146,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 545,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,242,000 after purchasing an additional 18,003 shares during the period. Mariner LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $4,363,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 18,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,373 shares during the period.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of LDSF opened at $18.86 on Friday. First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF has a fifty-two week low of $18.54 and a fifty-two week high of $19.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $18.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.83.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were paid a $0.072 dividend. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd.

About First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

The First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds. Holdings consist of short-term fixed income securities, primarily from US issuers LDSF was launched on Jan 3, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.