201,405 Shares in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF $FLCB Acquired by Smartleaf Asset Management LLC

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FLCB) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 201,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,379,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 81,487,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,753,607,000 after buying an additional 7,134,359 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 43.9% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,814,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,137,000 after purchasing an additional 858,541 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 29.1% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,053,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,811,000 after buying an additional 237,122 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 387.9% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 297,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,401,000 after acquiring an additional 236,473 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,657,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,674,000 after purchasing an additional 156,344 shares during the period.

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA:FLCB opened at $21.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $21.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.66. Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $20.89 and a 1 year high of $21.95.

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.0808 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07.

About Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

The Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (FLCB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Aggregate index. The fund is an actively-managed fund that holds US investment-grade bonds, including Treasurys, MBS and investment-grade corporate bonds. Managers aim for similar risk traits to the Bloomberg U.S FLCB was launched on Sep 17, 2019 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.