Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Purchases Shares of 76,700 Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF $FTSD

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF (NYSEARCA:FTSD) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 76,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,984,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 2.89% of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 891.5% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF during the second quarter worth about $56,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF during the second quarter worth about $63,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $217,000. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $261,000.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF stock opened at $91.02 on Friday. Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF has a 1 year low of $89.65 and a 1 year high of $93.47. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.93.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.3031 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. This is a boost from Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

About Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF

The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that aims for a targeted duration of less than three years by investing in short-term debt securities issued or guaranteed by the US-government. The fund manager may also invest in certain interest rate-related derivative transactions. FTSD was launched on Nov 4, 2013 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.