First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG – Get Free Report)’s share price dropped 0.8% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $65.06 and last traded at $65.24. 34,492 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 66% from the average session volume of 20,817 shares. The stock had previously closed at $65.77.
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of $228.34 million, a P/E ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.18.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $426,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter valued at $830,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 86.3% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 20,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,329,000 after purchasing an additional 9,727 shares during the period. Global View Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 51.4% in the 2nd quarter. Global View Capital Management LLC now owns 5,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 1,837 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 72.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $735,000 after buying an additional 4,867 shares during the period.
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. The AMEX constructs the Index by ranking the stocks, which are members of the Russell 1000 Index on growth factors, including 3, 6 and 12-month price appreciation, sales to price and one-year sales growth, and separately on value factors, including book value to price, cash flow to price and return on assets.
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