First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Short Interest Update

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 29th, 2026

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,838 shares, a decrease of 68.8% from the May 31st total of 5,888 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,647 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FEMS traded up $0.46 during trading on Monday, reaching $45.47. 14,597 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,303. The stock has a market cap of $252.36 million, a P/E ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $47.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.66. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $39.91 and a 52-week high of $49.49.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th will be given a $0.445 dividend. This is a boost from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $2,481,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,427,000. VestGen Advisors LLC increased its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 64.6% in the 4th quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 71,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,014,000 after buying an additional 28,091 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth about $562,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 121,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,135,000 after buying an additional 10,472 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.