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 significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,800 shares, an increase of 254.5% from the November 30th total of 2,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund stock traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $54.12. 9,602 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,614. The stock has a market capitalization of $397.24 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 twelve month low of $50.47 and a twelve month high of $58.95. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.96.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.789 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 122,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,088,000 after buying an additional 13,588 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 5.5% in the third quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 11.2% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 7,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares during the period. Iams Wealth Management LLC increased its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund by 11.5% during the third quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after purchasing an additional 2,282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund during the second quarter worth approximately $627,000.

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.