Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC Purchases 14,984 Shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY)

Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC lifted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (NASDAQ:RDVY - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 497,495 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,984 shares during the period. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers comprises 2.3% of Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC's holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC owned about 0.23% of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers worth $29,422,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers in the third quarter worth approximately $104,000. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 103,495 shares of the company's stock worth $6,121,000 after acquiring an additional 856 shares during the period. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Lynch & Associates IN increased its stake in First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Lynch & Associates IN now owns 10,862 shares of the company's stock valued at $642,000 after acquiring an additional 983 shares during the period.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Stock Performance

NASDAQ RDVY traded up $0.36 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $61.07. 70,370 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 838,910. First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers has a 1-year low of $50.27 and a 1-year high of $64.63. The company has a market cap of $14.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.58 and a beta of 1.15. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $57.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.01.

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a $0.2544 dividend. This is a positive change from First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%.

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.