First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,200 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the November 30th total of 15,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock traded up $0.21 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $101.06. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 29,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,193. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $85.19 and a 52 week high of $111.87. The company has a market capitalization of $929.75 million, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $98.89.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.6219 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FYX. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth $85,000. FMR LLC increased its position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 111.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth about $206,000.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks selected based on quantitatively driven growth and value factors. FYX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.