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) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,803 shares, a growth of 111.6% from the December 31st total of 852 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,412 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,412 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of FDTS traded down $0.96 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $64.97. The company had a trading volume of 366 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,123. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $37.10 and a 1-year high of $65.92. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.27. The stock has a market cap of $9.74 million, a PE ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86.

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

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a dividend of $0.6346 per share. This represents a $2.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 12th. This is a positive change from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC owned approximately 11.53% of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund worth $969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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.