Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 250 Shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index (NYSEARCA:FDL)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index (NYSEARCA:FDL) by 4.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index were worth $246,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index by 124.5% in the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 401 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new position in shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index in the third quarter worth $46,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index by 1,737.5% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 164,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 155,103 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index stock opened at $41.96 on Friday. First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index has a 12-month low of $33.33 and a 12-month high of $42.96. The company has a market capitalization of $4.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $41.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.09.

About First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index (the Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the Index.