First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) Stock Price Down 0.1% – Time to Sell?

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) traded down 0.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $61.71 and last traded at $61.71. 7,807 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 61% from the average daily volume of 19,826 shares. The stock had previously closed at $61.80.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 1.0%

The stock has a market cap of $186.97 million, a PE ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $64.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $63.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 5.7% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 4.2% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the period. Milestones Private Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 2.6% in the first quarter. Milestones Private Investment Advisors LLC now owns 58,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,702,000 after buying an additional 1,456 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the first quarter worth $191,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 28,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,837,000 after buying an additional 4,297 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by the AMEX, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the Russell 1000 Index. The AMEX constructs the Index by ranking the stocks, which are members of the Russell 1000 Index on growth factors, including 3, 6 and 12-month price appreciation, sales to price and one-year sales growth, and separately on value factors, including book value to price, cash flow to price and return on assets.