Leelyn Smith LLC Acquires Shares of 3,771 First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL)

Leelyn Smith LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 3,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $352,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF by 30.5% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF by 170.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 29,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,687,000 after buying an additional 18,700 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its position in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF by 99.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 19,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,731,000 after buying an additional 9,557 shares during the last quarter. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $317,000. Finally, Apeiron RIA LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC now owns 6,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,000 after acquiring an additional 1,457 shares during the period.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF stock opened at $88.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.77 and a beta of 1.29. First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.23 and a 52-week high of $107.74. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $91.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.56.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.1017 per share. This represents a $0.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor index. The fund tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies, weighted according to factors related to value, volatility and growth. FTXL was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is managed by First Trust.