First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) Holdings Boosted by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) by 6.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,163 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 470 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF were worth $488,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FTSM. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 61.7% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 2,821 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 164,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,826,000 after buying an additional 5,850 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 4,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 72,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,355,000 after purchasing an additional 11,522 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF by 1,602.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 219,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,132,000 after purchasing an additional 206,449 shares during the period.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FTSM opened at $59.81 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $59.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.90. First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF has a 12-month low of $59.54 and a 12-month high of $60.16.

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.222 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

About First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

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.