First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) Short Interest Update

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43 shares, an increase of 2,050.0% from the July 30th total of 2 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,485 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FCA. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 52.2% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,038,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,884,000 after buying an additional 699,253 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the first quarter worth about $3,046,000. &PARTNERS purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $2,970,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,314,000. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 495.8% in the fourth quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 50,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,427,000 after acquiring an additional 42,001 shares during the period.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

FCA traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.49. 22,397 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 51,891. The company has a market cap of $32.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.43. First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund has a one year low of $25.81 and a one year high of $34.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.62.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a dividend of $0.4019 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX China index. The fund tracks the Defined China Index. The alpha-seeking index employs a quantitative methodology to select stocks based on both value and growth factors. FCA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.