Short Interest in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Increases By 21.7%

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 53,249 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the March 15th total of 43,738 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,642 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.6 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:FEUZ opened at $67.37 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $64.38 and a 200 day moving average of $61.94. The stock has a market cap of $154.95 million, a P/E ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.88. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a 12 month low of $46.05 and a 12 month high of $73.02.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th were paid a $0.0137 dividend. This represents a $0.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FEUZ. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,453,000 after acquiring an additional 7,432 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $60,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 10,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,000 after buying an additional 864 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 32.1% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 13,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after buying an additional 3,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HWG Holdings LP raised its holdings in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 24.0% during the 3rd quarter. HWG Holdings LP now owns 16,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $977,000 after buying an additional 3,214 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

The First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (FEUZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq AlphaDex Eurozone index. The fund tracks an index of firms operating in the Eurozone, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted within tiers. FEUZ was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.