Goodman Financial Corp Purchases New Position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $SDVY

Goodman Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ:SDVY) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 15,761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $621,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SDVY. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 15,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. Keystone Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Keystone Financial Services LLC now owns 19,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Allie Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Allie Family Office LLC now owns 11,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 264 shares during the period. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV now owns 12,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after buying an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Insight Inv LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 13,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Trading Up 1.6%

SDVY stock opened at $43.71 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $42.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.25. The firm has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a PE ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 1.01. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has a 1-year low of $35.03 and a 1-year high of $43.71.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0901 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

About First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of small- and mid-cap US companies with historically increasing dividends and that meet various fundamental criteria. SDVY was launched on Nov 1, 2017 and is managed by First Trust.