First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Trading Down 0.9% – Here’s Why

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) was down 0.9% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $103.42 and last traded at $103.66. Approximately 19,761 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 33% from the average daily volume of 29,612 shares. The stock had previously closed at $104.61.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.0 %

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $104.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.25. The stock has a market cap of $983.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FYX. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 2.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 16,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,476,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 5,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $563,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its holdings in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the period. Finally, Trueblood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.