First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Short Interest Up 257.1% in December

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, a growth of 257.1% from the November 30th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. World Equity Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 2.5% during the third quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 18,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $768,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 36.6% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 27,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 7,256 shares in the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 3,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 34,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,430,000 after buying an additional 4,950 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ:FEMS traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $38.14. The stock had a trading volume of 29,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,915. The company has a market capitalization of $310.84 million, a P/E ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.92. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $36.69 and a 1-year high of $42.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.75.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.4454 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.