NewEdge Advisors LLC Acquires 8,275 Shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF $FPXI

NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) by 20.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 49,604 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,275 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF were worth $3,063,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. bought a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $392,000. UBS Group AG lifted its position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 25.9% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 31,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,916,000 after purchasing an additional 6,572 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,609,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of FPXI stock opened at $74.33 on Friday. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 12-month low of $55.75 and a 12-month high of $86.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $304.75 million, a P/E ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $75.17 and its 200 day moving average is $70.58.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.3415 dividend. This is an increase from First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Company Profile

The First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the IPOX International index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 50 largest developed markets ex-US IPOs over the first 1,000 trading days for each stock. FPXI was launched on Nov 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.