Calton & Associates Inc. Buys New Holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Calton & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 8,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $507,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 366,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,688,000 after acquiring an additional 26,407 shares in the last quarter. RVW Wealth LLC lifted its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. RVW Wealth LLC now owns 639,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,810,000 after purchasing an additional 6,382 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $148,000. Strategic Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,433,000. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 22,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,320,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:RDVY opened at $63.23 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.55. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a twelve month low of $50.24 and a twelve month high of $64.63. The company has a market capitalization of $13.75 billion, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.2956 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers

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.