First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FLN) Short Interest Update

First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FLN) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a decrease of 76.9% from the June 30th total of 1,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

NASDAQ:FLN traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $17.78. The stock had a trading volume of 6,665 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,480. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.58 and its 200 day moving average is $19.58. First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund has a fifty-two week low of $16.89 and a fifty-two week high of $21.07. The stock has a market cap of $21.34 million, a P/E ratio of 5.99 and a beta of 1.09.

First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.3805 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund by 6.2% during the second quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,063 shares during the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. acquired a new position in First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Saxon Interests Inc. grew its holdings in First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund by 38.7% during the first quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. now owns 26,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 7,297 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its holdings in First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund by 3.2% during the first quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 112,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,323,000 after purchasing an additional 3,495 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $444,000.

About First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (FLN) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Latin America index. The fund tracks an index of Latin American firms screened based on a proprietary methodology, using various factors and weighted in tiers. FLN was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.