Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Buys 14,428 Shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF $FICS

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) by 27.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,124 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,428 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 1.20% of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF worth $2,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 221.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after purchasing an additional 3,781 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 188.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 91,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,588,000 after purchasing an additional 59,553 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 35,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,341,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Comerica Bank lifted its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 31.9% during the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 11,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 2,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,283,000.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF stock opened at $42.00 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $216.30 million, a P/E ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a fifty day moving average of $41.01 and a 200 day moving average of $40.64. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.25 and a fifty-two week high of $43.38.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.4455 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This is a positive change from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Profile

The First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF (FICS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called The International Developed Capital Strength IndexSM (the Index). FICS was launched on Dec 15, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.