First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) Shares Up 0.7% – What’s Next?

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXGGet Free Report)’s stock price shot up 0.7% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $61.23 and last traded at $61.01. 7,966 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 70% from the average session volume of 26,550 shares. The stock had previously closed at $60.60.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.2%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $227.93 million, a PE ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 0.52.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth $45,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC increased its position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 489.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth $49,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 1,336.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter.

About First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

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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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