Osaic Holdings Inc. Acquires 40,548 Shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF $FID

Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) by 103.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 79,882 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,548 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc.’s holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF were worth $1,535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FID. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 100,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,937,000 after buying an additional 3,987 shares during the period. Wagner Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 694,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,353,000 after buying an additional 32,599 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC raised its position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 81.5% in the second quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 92,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after acquiring an additional 41,562 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 68.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 110,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,128,000 after acquiring an additional 45,023 shares during the period.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of FID stock opened at $20.64 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $129 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50 day moving average of $20.23 and a 200-day moving average of $19.84. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 12-month low of $15.75 and a 12-month high of $20.73.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a $0.3031 dividend. This is an increase from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $1.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.