First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Short Interest Update

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,800 shares, a drop of 22.7% from the September 30th total of 8,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ FYX traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $99.77. The company had a trading volume of 9,229 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,700. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.25. The company has a market capitalization of $917.88 million, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a twelve month low of $75.18 and a twelve month high of $101.99.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.516 dividend. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is an increase from First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $106,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 263.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $147,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth $206,000.

About First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks selected based on quantitatively driven growth and value factors. FYX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.