Goldstein Advisors LLC Sells 223 Shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Goldstein Advisors LLC reduced its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,636 shares of the company’s stock after selling 223 shares during the period. Goldstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers were worth $333,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,392,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 674,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,918,000 after acquiring an additional 29,294 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC raised its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 29.3% in the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 62,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,717,000 after acquiring an additional 14,235 shares during the period. Elios Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,731,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 259.3% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 202,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,953,000 after purchasing an additional 145,866 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:RDVY opened at $62.70 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $61.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.27. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a 12-month low of $50.24 and a 12-month high of $64.63. The firm has a market cap of $13.56 billion, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.2956 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Profile

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers index. The fund tracks an index of 50 large-cap stocks with rising, high-quality dividends. RDVY was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.