First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Short Interest Up 111.6% in January

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,803 shares, an increase of 111.6% from the December 31st total of 852 shares. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,412 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,412 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:FDTS opened at $64.55 on Friday. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $37.10 and a 52-week high of $65.92. The stock has a market cap of $9.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $59.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.40.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were given a dividend of $0.6346 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. This is a boost from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

An institutional investor recently raised its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,238 shares during the quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC owned 11.53% of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund worth $969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.