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) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 648 shares, a decline of 90.3% from the February 26th total of 6,654 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 6,725 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 6,725 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $64.53. 1,708 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,438. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $37.10 and a 52-week high of $72.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $66.53 and a 200-day moving average of $60.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,522,000. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 17,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,000 after buying an additional 4,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 3,365.8% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 2,659 shares during the period.

About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

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.