Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTCS)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTCS) by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 45,422 shares of the company’s stock after selling 185 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust Capital Strength ETF were worth $4,124,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 8,647.9% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,124,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,088,928 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 195.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,563,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,955,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,794 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 51.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 863,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,953,000 after purchasing an additional 291,774 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 5.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 3,407,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,344,000 after buying an additional 190,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Capital Strength ETF by 24.6% during the second quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 610,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,314,000 after buying an additional 120,675 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:FTCS opened at $92.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $9.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.52 and a beta of 0.86. First Trust Capital Strength ETF has a 1 year low of $75.02 and a 1 year high of $93.12. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $87.16.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.2566 dividend. This represents a $1.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF Profile

First Trust Capital Strength ETF, formerly First Trust Strategic Value Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Credit Suisse U.S. Value Index, Powered by HOLT (the Index). The Index is developed, maintained and sponsored by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Credit Suisse Group AG (collectively, the Index Provider).