Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:CTA) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:CTA) gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $29.23, but opened at $30.25. Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF shares last traded at $29.98, with a volume of 583,698 shares changing hands.

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF Trading Down 1.4%

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.34.

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.1%. This is a boost from Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th.

Institutional Trading of Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC raised its position in Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,939,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,139,000 after purchasing an additional 328,154 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,892,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,162,000 after buying an additional 592,038 shares during the last quarter. Boothe Investment Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Boothe Investment Group Inc. now owns 1,728,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,119,000 after buying an additional 156,382 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,727,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,199,000 after buying an additional 12,920 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,072,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,232,000 after acquiring an additional 239,712 shares during the last quarter.

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF Company Profile

The Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (CTA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in global macro alternatives. The fund seeks absolute returns that have low correlation to the equities market. The actively managed fund uses futures in commodity, currency, and fixed income. CTA was launched on Mar 7, 2022 and is managed by Simplify.