18,835 Shares in First Trust Growth Strength ETF $FTGS Purchased by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp purchased a new stake in First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 18,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $701,000. Sigma Planning Corp owned 0.06% of First Trust Growth Strength ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of FTGS. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,490,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,734,000 after buying an additional 46,709 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 9.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,085,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,164,000 after purchasing an additional 92,206 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 514,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,503,000 after acquiring an additional 73,363 shares in the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 425,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,760,000 after acquiring an additional 22,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park National Corp OH purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $13,728,000.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of FTGS opened at $37.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.90 and a beta of 1.02. First Trust Growth Strength ETF has a 52-week low of $33.00 and a 52-week high of $40.12. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $38.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.00.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.0088 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%.

About First Trust Growth Strength ETF

The First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the The Growth Strength index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 well-capitalized, large-cap companies with strong market positions in the US. The fund uses various fundamental metrics to select growth equities. FTGS was launched on Oct 25, 2022 and is managed by First Trust.