First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Short Interest Update

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,200 shares, a growth of 8.2% from the November 30th total of 15,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.2 %

FYX stock traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $101.06. 29,179 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,193. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.89. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a twelve month low of $85.19 and a twelve month high of $111.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $929.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.6219 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 0.8% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 16,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,476,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 6.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 11,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,118,000 after purchasing an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000.

About First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

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.