Short Interest in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Drops By 92.5%

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 30 shares, a decline of 92.5% from the May 14th total of 398 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,585 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 4.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FDTS traded up $3.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $69.17. 1,011 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,036. The company has a market cap of $13.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $68.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $65.04. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $49.30 and a 52-week high of $72.63.

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First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were issued a $0.1554 dividend. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter worth $2,522,000. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 32.5% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 17,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after buying an additional 4,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 3,365.8% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after buying an additional 2,659 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

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The First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US Small Cap index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 400 small-cap companies selected from the S&P Developed Markets ex-US BMI based on S&P’s AlphaDex selection methodology. FDTS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.

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