Ethos Financial Group LLC Takes Position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF $FID

Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new position in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NASDAQ:FID) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 82,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,736,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC owned about 1.13% of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 110.0% in the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 68,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,443,000 after acquiring an additional 36,084 shares during the period. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $482,000. Wagner Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 811,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,995,000 after purchasing an additional 41,507 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 243,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,010,000 after purchasing an additional 7,371 shares during the period. Finally, Lansing Street Advisors increased its holdings in shares of First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 31,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $656,000 after purchasing an additional 2,962 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Price Performance

FID opened at $22.15 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $21.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.60. First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF has a 1 year low of $17.91 and a 1 year high of $22.59. The stock has a market cap of $162.80 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 0.57.

First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This is a positive change from First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.0%.

About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF

The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Fund (FID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks an index of up to 100 high-dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets, ex-US. Constituents are selected and weighted by dividends, with screens for payout ratio and long-term dividend growth. FID was launched on Aug 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.