Short Interest in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Rises By 100.0%

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,400 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the December 31st total of 17,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 21,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.1 %

FYX traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $103.15. 21,593 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,558. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $104.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.53. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $86.07 and a 1-year high of $111.87. The company has a market cap of $974.77 million, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.6219 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 22.8% in the 3rd quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $407,000 after buying an additional 760 shares during the period. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 0.7% in the third quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 60,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,012,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 50.4% in the third quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 4,332 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 124,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,435,000 after acquiring an additional 1,928 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cedrus LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $435,000.

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.