First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXD) Stock Price Up 1.2% – Time to Buy?

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXD) was up 1.2% on Monday . The company traded as high as $65.01 and last traded at $65.01. Approximately 5,630 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 21,925 shares. The stock had previously closed at $64.22.

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.2%

The firm has a market capitalization of $260.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.17 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $67.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.75.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Virtue Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $7,302,000. Mariner LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $276,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

First Trust Consumer Discretionary 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 Discretionary 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.