26,042 Shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF $FID Purchased by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp bought a new stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 26,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF during the third quarter worth about $85,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 92,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,057,000 after purchasing an additional 5,566 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FID stock opened at $22.44 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $169.43 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $22.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.05. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a fifty-two week low of $19.56 and a fifty-two week high of $24.47.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1570 per share. This is a drop from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3850. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Profile

The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.