First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Trading 0.1% Higher

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) shares rose 0.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $87.43 and last traded at $86.39. Approximately 9,180 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 71% from the average daily volume of 32,090 shares. The stock had previously closed at $86.32.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.1 %

The firm has a market cap of $824.99 million, a P/E ratio of 10.86 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.30.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.1234 per share. This represents a $0.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Iams Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 1st quarter worth approximately $312,000. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 107,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,982,000 after purchasing an additional 6,087 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 16.1% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,561,000 after purchasing an additional 2,327 shares during the period. City Holding Co. lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 50.2% in the 1st quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 8,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $746,000 after purchasing an additional 2,674 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period.

About First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks selected based on quantitatively driven growth and value factors. FYX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.