First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) Shares Bought by Barry Investment Advisors LLC

Barry Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS) by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 17,183 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,943 shares during the period. Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust Growth Strength ETF were worth $536,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 93.0% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 2,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 1,005 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 43.2% during the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the second quarter valued at $117,000. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 82.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 4,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 1,919 shares during the period.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Price Performance

First Trust Growth Strength ETF stock opened at $31.40 on Tuesday. First Trust Growth Strength ETF has a 12-month low of $22.69 and a 12-month high of $32.17. The company has a market capitalization of $767.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $31.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.46.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.021 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.27%. This is a positive change from First Trust Growth Strength ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

First Trust Growth Strength ETF Company 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.