First Trust Entities File Schedule 13G/A for Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation have jointly filed a Schedule 13G/A amendment with the SEC, disclosing their beneficial ownership of 1,544,630 shares, representing 4.30% of the common stock of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. The filing, made under Rule 13d-1(b), indicates that the shares are held in unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P., with voting rights managed by the trustee of these trusts. The entities disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest. The filing also includes a Joint Filing Agreement, confirming the joint filing under Rule 13d-1(k)(1).