Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF $WLDR Stock: Sowell Financial Services LLC Increases Position

Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (BATS:WLDR) by 103.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,417,917 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,227,548 shares during the period. Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF makes up approximately 3.1% of Sowell Financial Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Sowell Financial Services LLC owned 193.43% of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF worth $112,747,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Separately, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF by 27.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the period.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS WLDR opened at $45.66 on Wednesday. Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $34.65 and a 12 month high of $49.14. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.95.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a $0.0899 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This is a decrease from Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1926.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Profile

The Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (WLDR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of multi-factor-selected securities from the developed markets, weighted in accordance with a proprietary risk model. WLDR was launched on Jan 17, 2018 and is managed by Affinity.