First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FDD) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FDD)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $19.62 and last traded at $19.51, with a volume of 155110 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.45.

First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund Stock Up 0.3%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $18.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.69. The stock has a market cap of $878.93 million, a P/E ratio of 9.67 and a beta of 0.68.

Institutional Trading of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FDD. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund by 609.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,491,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,179,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281,248 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund by 2,234.6% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 1,169,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,886,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119,294 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund by 83.2% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,191,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,238,000 after acquiring an additional 541,016 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund by 37.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Financial Inc. now owns 1,966,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,028,000 after acquiring an additional 538,011 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund by 171.7% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 742,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,997,000 after acquiring an additional 469,480 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund Company Profile

First Trust DJ STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index (the Index). The Index is a dividend weighted index of 30 stocks selected from the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index, which includes high-dividend yielding companies across 18 European countries. The universe of stocks consists of dividend-paying companies in the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index that have a positive five-year dividend-per-share growth rate and a dividend to earnings-per-share ratio of 60% or less.