PFG Investments LLC Boosts Holdings in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (BATS:SMDV)

PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (BATS:SMDV) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,265 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 395 shares during the quarter. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF were worth $1,574,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new stake in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $250,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its position in shares of ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 192,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,028,000 after purchasing an additional 3,664 shares in the last quarter. ForthRight Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. ForthRight Wealth Management LLC now owns 68,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,619,000 after purchasing an additional 2,384 shares during the period. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,048,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after buying an additional 321 shares during the period.

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF Price Performance

BATS:SMDV opened at $69.17 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $70.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.34. The company has a market capitalization of $843.87 million, a PE ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 0.96. ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF has a 1-year low of $51.23 and a 1-year high of $58.30.

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.5398 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF Profile

The ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Dividend Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap stocks with a 10-year record of increasing dividends. Stocks are equally weighted. SMDV was launched on Feb 5, 2015 and is managed by ProShares.