Curbstone Financial Management Corp Acquires Shares of 21,366 ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF $SMTH

Curbstone Financial Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 21,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $557,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 55,466,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,447,111,000 after purchasing an additional 6,132,733 shares during the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,454,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,694,000 after purchasing an additional 311,278 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 3,259,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,983,000 after purchasing an additional 53,803 shares during the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $42,274,000. Finally, Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,383,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,078,000 after purchasing an additional 60,425 shares during the last quarter.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SMTH opened at $25.88 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $26.01 and its 200-day moving average is $26.11. ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $25.15 and a 12 month high of $26.47.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.0848 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Company Profile

The ALPS/SMITH Core Plus Bond ETF (SMTH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that provides exposure to global debt securities of any maturity and credit quality. The fund aims for an above-average total return. SMTH was launched on Dec 5, 2023 and is issued by SS&C.