First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) Short Interest Update

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDT) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,300 shares, a decline of 88.8% from the October 31st total of 20,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 12,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co grew its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 10,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $603,000 after buying an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 41.1% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 11,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $677,000 after buying an additional 3,420 shares during the period. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 13.9% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 27,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,581,000 after buying an additional 3,347 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of FDT traded up $0.74 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $56.40. The company had a trading volume of 8,463 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,018. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.60 and a 200-day moving average of $56.18. The firm has a market cap of $414.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 0.96. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund has a 12 month low of $50.47 and a 12 month high of $58.95.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.2465 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.