First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEX) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEX) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 61,502 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 193% from the previous session’s volume of 20,994 shares.The stock last traded at $108.97 and had previously closed at $109.08.

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $107.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.76. The firm has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45 and a beta of 1.06.

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.4193 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FEX. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 12.2% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 10,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 0.9% during the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 56,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,972,000 after purchasing an additional 508 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 5.0% in the third quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 16,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 10,315.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 178,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,607,000 after buying an additional 176,905 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its stake in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 91,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,498,000 after buying an additional 12,516 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Defined Large Cap Core Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by Standard & Poor’s, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the S&P 500 Index.