First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) Short Interest Up 493.3% in February

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,900 shares, a growth of 493.3% from the January 31st total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC boosted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 220.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth about $35,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 2,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $224,000.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of FDT traded down $0.45 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $57.76. 21,270 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,031. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $50.47 and a 52-week high of $58.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $55.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.06. The company has a market cap of $412.41 million, a PE ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 0.96.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.789 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

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.