First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU) Short Interest Up 31.8% in February

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,900 shares, a growth of 31.8% from the January 31st total of 2,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 1,477 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter worth $582,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter valued at $601,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $2,033,000. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter valued at $2,394,000.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:FKU opened at $41.32 on Thursday. First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $35.33 and a 52-week high of $42.54. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.83. The company has a market capitalization of $66.11 million, a PE ratio of 13.35 and a beta of 1.18.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.6439 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 75 companies selected based on NASDAQs AlphaDEX selection methodology. FKU was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.