SDVY News and Press, First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF From 05/30/23

2023-05-30 12:00:00 ET Summary The traditional 60%/40% portfolio has definitely felt a drag from the bond side of the equation. Expected tech sector EPS growth remains pretty punk for 2023, even after Nvidia’s earnings last week. Technology as a sector does better when ...

2023-05-30 04:38:00 ET Summary The relationship between the copper price and the S&P 500 Index can be described as one of generally positive correlation, with divergent movements at times. The performance difference since early April, with the copper price moving downward to a...

2023-05-27 02:25:00 ET Summary The US stock market is having itself a pretty decent year so far in 2023, all things considered. This week we focus on another unusual characteristic of the stock market – the extreme narrowness of outperformance, dominated almost exclusively ...

2023-05-26 22:14:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has been closing in on new 52-week highs as the index gains another 1.3% heading into the long weekend. Indicating what has broadly been mediocre breadth at best, the only two sectors with relative strength lines that are currently mo...

2023-05-03 20:48:12 ET Summary OUSM is a small/mid-cap dividend fund focused on the quality, low volatility, dividend yield, and dividend quality factors. Its trailing yield is 1.94% and the ETF has $215M in AUM. OUSM is 23% Financials but excludes Regional Bank stocks. A focus on...

2023-03-25 07:10:42 ET First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF ( NASDAQ: SDVY ) - $0.1322 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.03% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust SMID Cap Ris...

2023-03-15 00:30:00 ET Summary Small businesses continue to report some of the worst sentiment of the past decade with the February reading right back in line with the April 2020 low. Plans to increase employment remain healthy in the 77th percentile. Most firms report now as ...

Summary For the month of February, the S&P 500 Total Return Index ended down -2.4%. What disrupted the January rally? During the month, we received some affirming data that the economy may be on firmer footing than economists previously thought. But markets are worried that such str...

Summary Insurance stocks were one of the best investor hideouts in a tough 2022. So far this year, though, growth shares have rebounded sharply. Unum Group is up 70% in the last 12 months, but the stock has slipped lately despite a solid earnings trend and low valuation. ...

Summary Past episodes of debt ceiling histrionics have resulted in temporary government shutdowns. With both sides seemingly dug in, a repeat of the 2011 episode cannot be ruled out. In 2010, republicans controlled the House and demanded that President Obama negotiate over deficit r...