PFG Investments LLC Increases Position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

PFG Investments LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVYFree Report) by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,426 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 285 shares during the quarter. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers were worth $440,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 5,796.9% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,803,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,823,000 after purchasing an additional 6,687,924 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 178.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,264,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,174,000 after buying an additional 1,451,045 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 6,872,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,283,000 after buying an additional 1,084,117 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,372,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,656,000 after buying an additional 687,098 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,230,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,720,000 after acquiring an additional 596,099 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Stock Performance

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers stock opened at $59.75 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.40. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a fifty-two week low of $43.45 and a fifty-two week high of $60.94.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.1912 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Profile

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The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers index. The fund tracks an index of 50 large-cap stocks with rising, high-quality dividends. RDVY was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.

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