First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF $FTSM Shares Purchased by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) by 35.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 93,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,319 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF were worth $5,611,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. McGuire Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 10.2% during the third quarter. McGuire Investment Group LLC now owns 135,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,093,000 after buying an additional 12,466 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 184.2% during the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 150,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,032,000 after purchasing an additional 97,749 shares during the period. Csenge Advisory Group grew its holdings in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 1,861,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,506,000 after buying an additional 294,703 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 51.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 124,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,497,000 after acquiring an additional 42,424 shares during the period. Finally, Balboa Wealth Partners grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 28.6% in the 2nd quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 4,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Price Performance

FTSM stock opened at $59.99 on Wednesday. First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF has a one year low of $59.73 and a one year high of $60.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $60.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.00.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. This is a positive change from First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Profile

The First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Short Treasury Bond index. The fund is actively-managed to invest in a variety of fixed income securities with a target maturity of less than three years. FTSM was launched on Aug 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.