First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF $FTSM Shares Purchased by Kesler Norman & Wride LLC

Kesler Norman & Wride LLC raised its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) by 105.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,277 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,251 shares during the quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC’s holdings in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF were worth $2,946,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in FTSM. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,654,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,664,000 after purchasing an additional 876,866 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 1,953.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,784,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,830,000 after buying an additional 3,600,586 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,981,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,708,000 after buying an additional 34,833 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 4.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,501,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,744,000 after acquiring an additional 110,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group boosted its position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 1,871,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,188,000 after acquiring an additional 10,743 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Stock Up 0.0%

FTSM stock opened at $59.86 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $59.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.91. First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF has a one year low of $59.72 and a one year high of $60.14.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a $0.203 dividend. This is an increase from First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Short Treasury Bond index. The fund is actively-managed to invest in a variety of fixed income securities with a target maturity of less than three years. FTSM was launched on Aug 5, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.