Certified Advisory Corp Acquires 5,522 Shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Certified Advisory Corp grew its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 47,775 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,522 shares during the quarter. Certified Advisory Corp’s holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers were worth $2,829,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 118,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,463,000 after purchasing an additional 8,618 shares during the period. Williams Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the second quarter valued at approximately $765,000. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 28.0% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 97,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,485,000 after acquiring an additional 21,379 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 2.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,818,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,289,000 after acquiring an additional 64,200 shares during the period. Finally, Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the 3rd quarter valued at $12,392,000.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Trading Up 1.0 %

RDVY stock opened at $63.72 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $60.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.29. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a 1 year low of $47.18 and a 1 year high of $63.78. The stock has a market cap of $13.14 billion, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.1912 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Company Profile

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers index. The fund tracks an index of 50 large-cap stocks with rising, high-quality dividends. RDVY was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.