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 significant decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,800 shares, a decrease of 22.7% from the September 30th total of 8,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 20,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FYX. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the second quarter worth about $39,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $106,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $127,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $147,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $206,000.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.3 %

FYX stock traded up $0.31 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $99.60. The stock had a trading volume of 9,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,702. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $75.18 and a 52 week high of $101.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $98.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.25. The firm has a market cap of $916.33 million, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

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

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.