First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) Holdings Trimmed by Harbour Investments Inc.

Harbour Investments Inc. reduced its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) by 54.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 61,439 shares of the company’s stock after selling 73,263 shares during the quarter. Harbour Investments Inc.’s holdings in First Trust Growth Strength ETF were worth $1,918,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its position in First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 93.0% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 2,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 43.2% in the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $117,000. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 82.5% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 4,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 1,919 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ FTGS opened at $32.83 on Thursday. First Trust Growth Strength ETF has a 52-week low of $24.90 and a 52-week high of $32.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $819.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.66.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.021 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is an increase from First Trust Growth Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Profile

The First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the The Growth Strength index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 well-capitalized, large-cap companies with strong market positions in the US. The fund uses various fundamental metrics to select growth equities.