Short Interest in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Rises By 2,078.6%

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 282,087 shares, an increase of 2,078.6% from the January 29th total of 12,948 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 41,599 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.8 days. Approximately 14.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 14.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 41,599 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 615,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,764,000 after purchasing an additional 12,859 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 103,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,377,000 after purchasing an additional 14,577 shares during the last quarter. Warner Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the third quarter worth $4,567,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 16.4% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,453,000 after buying an additional 7,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, &PARTNERS bought a new position in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,074,000.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF stock opened at $67.87 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $128.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.96. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a twelve month low of $40.43 and a twelve month high of $68.05. The company’s fifty day moving average is $64.15 and its 200 day moving average is $60.57.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th were paid a $0.4837 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This is a positive change from First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%.

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.