First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU) Stock Price Down 0.5% – Time to Sell?

Posted by on Aug 19th, 2026

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU – Get Free Report) shares dropped 0.5% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $56.34 and last traded at $56.4240. 360 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the average daily volume of 20,282 shares. The stock had previously closed at $56.69.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $39.45 million, a P/E ratio of 11.78 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $54.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.59.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $1.0965 per share. This is a boost from First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $4.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 211.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 47,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,907,000 after purchasing an additional 32,353 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 11.6% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 14,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,000 after buying an additional 1,522 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth $5,748,000. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 16.0% during the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 9,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $457,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302 shares during the period.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 75 companies selected based on NASDAQs AlphaDEX selection methodology. FKU was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.

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