Certified Advisory Corp Acquires 11,633 Shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Certified Advisory Corp increased its position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY - Free Report) by 24.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,408 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 11,633 shares during the quarter. Certified Advisory Corp's holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers were worth $3,513,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 20,326,430 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,203,528,000 after purchasing an additional 953,708 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 5,796.9% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,803,294 shares of the company's stock worth $402,823,000 after buying an additional 6,687,924 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 12.9% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,230,868 shares of the company's stock worth $309,720,000 after buying an additional 596,099 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 10.3% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,496,225 shares of the company's stock valued at $136,668,000 after acquiring an additional 232,129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,862,913 shares of the company's stock valued at $101,994,000 after acquiring an additional 71,047 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of RDVY traded up $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $62.18. The company had a trading volume of 842,642 shares, compared to its average volume of 921,104. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a 52 week low of $49.60 and a 52 week high of $64.63. The company's 50 day moving average price is $61.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.10. The stock has a market cap of $13.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.15.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Cuts Dividend

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

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Company 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.