First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) Trading 0.7% Higher

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) shares shot up 0.7% on Monday . The company traded as high as $66.68 and last traded at $66.47. 20,920 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 35% from the average session volume of 32,203 shares. The stock had previously closed at $65.98.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.3 %

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.85. The stock has a market cap of $428.10 million, a P/E ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.47.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FXG. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 3.8% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 32,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,950,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 6.7% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $246,000. Nilsine Partners LLC grew its position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 18,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,136,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group increased its holdings in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 107,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,513,000 after purchasing an additional 2,437 shares in the last quarter.

About First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by the AMEX, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the Russell 1000 Index.