First Trust BICK Index Fund (NASDAQ:BICK) Shares Up 1.3%

Shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund (NASDAQ:BICK – Get Rating) shot up 1.3% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $26.69 and last traded at $26.67. 18,418 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 8% from the average session volume of 16,994 shares. The stock had previously closed at $26.33.

First Trust BICK Index Fund Stock Up 1.3 %

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $25.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.56.

First Trust BICK Index Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 27th were given a $0.363 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 23rd. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.44%. This is a positive change from First Trust BICK Index Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust BICK Index Fund

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BICK. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund in the third quarter worth $27,481,000. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund by 402.3% in the second quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 40,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,071,000 after purchasing an additional 32,312 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund by 60.5% in the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 30,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 11,587 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund by 94,309.1% in the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 10,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 10,374 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust BICK Index Fund by 97.3% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 17,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 8,751 shares during the period.

First Trust BICK Index Fund Company Profile

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First Trust BICK Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of an equity index call the ISE BICK (Brazil, India, China, South Korea) Index. The ISE BICK Index is designed to provide a benchmark for investors interested in tracking the largest and most liquid public companies that are domiciled in Brazil, India, Mainland China and South Korea.