9,095 Shares in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF $FTSD Purchased by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF (NYSEARCA:FTSD) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 9,095 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $828,000. Essex Financial Services Inc. owned about 0.31% of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,073,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 16,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 3,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 14,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after buying an additional 1,096 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 34.9% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Stock Down 0.3%

FTSD stock opened at $90.22 on Tuesday. Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF has a twelve month low of $89.65 and a twelve month high of $91.51. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.81.

About Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF

The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that aims for a targeted duration of less than three years by investing in short-term debt securities issued or guaranteed by the US-government. The fund manager may also invest in certain interest rate-related derivative transactions. FTSD was launched on Nov 4, 2013 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.