Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Acquires 14,428 Shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF $FICS

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) by 27.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 66,124 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,428 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF were worth $2,581,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 35,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,341,000 after buying an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 41.6% during the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 30,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after acquiring an additional 1,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 8,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of FICS stock opened at $42.00 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $40.64. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 52 week low of $37.25 and a 52 week high of $43.38. The stock has a market cap of $216.30 million, a P/E ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.71.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a $0.4455 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is a positive change from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Company Profile

The First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength IndexSM (the Index). FICS was launched on Dec 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.