D.A. Davidson & CO. Invests $2.52 Million in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF $FICS

D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FICS) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 64,441 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,515,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $501,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 29.5% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter. Key Financial Inc lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 249,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,747,000 after buying an additional 2,670 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF by 27.9% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 66,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,581,000 after acquiring an additional 14,428 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ FICS opened at $41.55 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $41.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.74. First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF has a 52-week low of $37.25 and a 52-week high of $43.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $213.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.71.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.4455 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This is an increase from First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF Company 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.