LPL Financial LLC Buys 50,082 Shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID)

LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) by 6.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 807,262 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,082 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 15.83% of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF worth $13,925,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $119,000. Armis Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $371,000. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $382,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 23,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617 shares during the period. Finally, Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 60.3% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 29,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,000 after purchasing an additional 11,061 shares during the period.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:FID opened at $19.63 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.91. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1-year low of $15.75 and a 1-year high of $19.80. The stock has a market cap of $111.89 million, a PE ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.80.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a dividend of $0.3672 per share. This represents a $1.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This is a boost from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Profile

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.