First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.16

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 24th will be given a dividend of 0.157 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 24th.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FID traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $22.51. 507 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,309. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 12 month low of $19.16 and a 12 month high of $23.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.06. The company has a market cap of $167.73 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FID. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,299,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 170.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 155,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,263,000 after purchasing an additional 98,254 shares during the period. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 132.1% during the 1st quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 148,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,120,000 after purchasing an additional 84,787 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,736,000. Finally, Wagner Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 811,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,995,000 after acquiring an additional 41,507 shares during the period.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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.