First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) Short Interest Update

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,400 shares, a growth of 123.1% from the December 15th total of 7,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 2,612.3% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 73,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,248,000 after acquiring an additional 70,949 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 342.0% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 72,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,980,000 after buying an additional 55,922 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 60.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 38,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,203,000 after buying an additional 14,395 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 122,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,088,000 after buying an additional 13,588 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter worth $627,000.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FDT traded down $0.13 during trading on Thursday, reaching $54.15. The company had a trading volume of 25,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,798. The stock has a market capitalization of $392.05 million, a P/E ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 0.96. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund has a 12 month low of $50.47 and a 12 month high of $58.95. The company has a fifty day moving average of $55.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.83.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.789 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US index. The fund tracks an index of international, developed-market stocks, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted in tiers. FDT was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.