LPL Financial LLC Increases Holdings in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI)

LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:FPXI) by 18.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 352,594 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,167 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned 12.82% of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF worth $16,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FPXI. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,144,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 334,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,765,000 after acquiring an additional 14,127 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $359,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF by 22.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,056,000 after purchasing an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:FPXI opened at $55.03 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $55.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.41. First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF has a 1-year low of $41.17 and a 1-year high of $56.89. The firm has a market cap of $145.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.81.

First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.3479 per share. This is a boost from First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $1.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%.

About First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF

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.