First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) Announces $0.15 Quarterly Dividend

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.1513 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of FPA stock opened at $53.10 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $132.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 1.05. First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $34.57 and a 1-year high of $58.89. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rathbones Group PLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 36,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,378,000 after purchasing an additional 3,872 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund by 11.9% during the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 46,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,725,000 after purchasing an additional 4,915 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund during the second quarter valued at approximately $850,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund during the second quarter valued at approximately $130,000. Finally, Waverton Investment Management Ltd grew its position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund by 7.1% during the third quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 181,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,782,000 after purchasing an additional 12,090 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FPA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund selects and weights 100 stocks from the S&P Asia Pacific Ex-Japan BMI Index based on their growth and value factors. FPA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.