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

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 852 shares, a growth of 1,083.3% from the December 15th total of 72 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FDTS traded up $0.41 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $61.13. 1,014 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,859. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.22. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $37.10 and a 52 week high of $61.15. The company has a market cap of $9.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.6346 dividend. This is an increase from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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

An institutional investor recently raised its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC owned 11.53% of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund worth $969,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US Small Cap index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 400 small-cap companies selected from the S&P Developed Markets ex-US BMI based on S&P’s AlphaDex selection methodology. FDTS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.