First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL) Increases Dividend to $0.17 Per Share

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL) announced a dividend on Thursday, December 12th,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.1657 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This is a boost from First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.12.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:FTXL traded up $1.72 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $90.16. The stock had a trading volume of 15,551,660 shares, compared to its average volume of 132,214. First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $75.62 and a 12 month high of $107.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 24.77 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.29.

About First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor index. The fund tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies, weighted according to factors related to value, volatility and growth. FTXL was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is managed by First Trust.