First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Short Interest Up 1,083.3% in December

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 852 shares, an increase of 1,083.3% from the December 15th total of 72 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ FDTS traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $61.46. 638 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,705. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $37.10 and a 1-year high of $61.15. The firm has a market cap of $9.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.30.

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

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On 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 lifted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC owned 11.53% of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund worth $969,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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.