First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Short Interest Down 52.9% in December

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a drop of 52.9% from the December 15th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Activest Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the third quarter worth $35,000. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the third quarter worth about $210,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 99,416.7% in the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 5,965 shares during the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 19,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $817,000 after buying an additional 3,611 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 139.8% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 39,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,710,000 after acquiring an additional 22,792 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Price Performance

Shares of FEUZ traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $40.58. The stock had a trading volume of 797 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,937. The firm has a market cap of $18.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.17. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a twelve month low of $38.85 and a twelve month high of $46.94.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (FEUZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq AlphaDex Eurozone index. The fund tracks an index of firms operating in the Eurozone, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted within tiers. FEUZ was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.