First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Short Interest Up 8.2% in December

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,200 shares, a growth 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.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 1.6% in the third quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 124,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,435,000 after acquiring an additional 1,928 shares during the period. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 118,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,765,000 after purchasing an additional 6,685 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 32.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,623,000 after purchasing an additional 21,401 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 1.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,223,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 2.4% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 69,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,832,000 after buying an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FYX traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $101.06. The stock had a trading volume of 29,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,193. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $104.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.89. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $85.19 and a 1 year high of $111.87. The firm has a market cap of $929.75 million, a P/E ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.6219 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

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.