First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) Shares Acquired by Apollon Wealth Management LLC

Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) by 15.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 125,668 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,877 shares during the quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF were worth $4,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,987,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,371,000 after buying an additional 2,628,717 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 4,234,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,064,000 after acquiring an additional 669,172 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,510,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,835,000 after acquiring an additional 267,372 shares in the last quarter. Park National Corp OH lifted its stake in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 2,827,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,369,000 after purchasing an additional 296,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF by 16.3% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 2,485,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,415,000 after purchasing an additional 347,799 shares during the period.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Price Performance

SDVY stock opened at $36.74 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.18. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF has a 1-year low of $31.50 and a 1-year high of $40.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $37.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.55.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.1821 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Archievers ETF Profile

The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of small- and mid-cap US companies with historically increasing dividends and that meet various fundamental criteria. SDVY was launched on Nov 1, 2017 and is managed by First Trust.