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 significant decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 72 shares, a decline of 84.0% from the November 30th total of 451 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 333 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 333 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

Shares of FDTS traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $58.60. The stock had a trading volume of 50 shares, compared to its average volume of 588. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $56.59 and its 200 day moving average is $54.29. The firm has a market cap of $8.79 million, a PE ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $37.10 and a 1 year high of $58.60.

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

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a dividend of $0.6346 per share. This represents a $2.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. This is a boost from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 12th.

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

An institutional investor recently raised its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,238 shares during the quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC owned about 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.