Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases 17,343 Shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) by 31.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,187 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,343 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.24% of First Trust Growth Strength ETF worth $2,407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in FTGS. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 108.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 294,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,205,000 after acquiring an additional 153,554 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF during the fourth quarter worth $4,621,000. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 56.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 309,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,662,000 after acquiring an additional 111,495 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 182.1% during the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 169,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,285,000 after acquiring an additional 109,279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,867,000.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of FTGS stock opened at $31.37 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $32.15 and a 200-day moving average of $31.72. First Trust Growth Strength ETF has a 12-month low of $28.31 and a 12-month high of $33.38. The company has a market capitalization of $977.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80 and a beta of 1.11.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.0662 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Growth Strength ETF

The First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the The Growth Strength index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 well-capitalized, large-cap companies with strong market positions in the US. The fund uses various fundamental metrics to select growth equities.