First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) Shares Sold by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lessened its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) by 9.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 105,723 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,511 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers were worth $6,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Services Advisory Inc grew its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 1.2% during the third quarter. Financial Services Advisory Inc now owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. L & S Advisors Inc grew its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. L & S Advisors Inc now owns 19,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Wills Financial Group Inc. increased its position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.9% in the third quarter. Wills Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.0% in the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 7,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Stock Performance

Shares of RDVY opened at $62.18 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $61.47 and a 200-day moving average of $59.13. The company has a market cap of $13.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a 1 year low of $49.60 and a 1 year high of $64.63.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.2956 per share. 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.