Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $18.17 Million Holdings in ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF $SMTH

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH) by 72.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 694,548 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 292,084 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.83% of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF worth $18,169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Adapt Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Adapt Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 611,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,795,000 after buying an additional 17,705 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its position in ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 370,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,681,000 after acquiring an additional 48,275 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its stake in ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 261,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,846,000 after acquiring an additional 29,763 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 100.8% in the 2nd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 41,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 20,720 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 24.0% in the second quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 3,288,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,015,000 after purchasing an additional 636,819 shares in the last quarter.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Stock Performance

SMTH stock opened at $26.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.10. ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $25.15 and a 52 week high of $26.47.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.0914 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 22nd.

About ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF

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.