First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Short Interest Up 186.7% in June

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 86 shares, a growth of 186.7% from the June 15th total of 30 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 862 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FDTS. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,522,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $583,000. Citadel Advisors LLC grew 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 valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 2,659 shares during the period. Finally, Noble Wealth Management PBC purchased a new position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter worth $131,000.

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

FDTS stock traded down $0.94 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $65.06. 186 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,684. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $68.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $66.48. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 12 month low of $51.05 and a 12 month high of $72.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.83.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.7453 dividend. This represents a $2.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This is a positive change from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16.

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.