First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Short Interest Up 109.2% in January

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,178 shares, a growth of 109.2% from the December 31st total of 5,820 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,383 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,383 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Trading Down 0.9%

NASDAQ FEUZ opened at $64.98 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $123.46 million, a P/E ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $61.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.27. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a 12 month low of $40.43 and a 12 month high of $65.97.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were given a $0.4837 dividend. This is a boost from First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FEUZ. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 24.0% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 602,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,395,000 after purchasing an additional 116,383 shares during the period. Warner Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,567,000. Rathbones Group PLC raised its holdings in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 91.8% during the third quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 89,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,248,000 after acquiring an additional 42,739 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,190,000. Finally, Daymark Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,120,000.

About First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

The First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (FEUZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq AlphaDex Eurozone index. The fund tracks an index of firms operating in the Eurozone, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted within tiers. FEUZ was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.