First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 72 shares, a decline of 84.0% from the November 30th total of 451 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 333 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 333 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its stake in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) by 32.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,298 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,238 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC owned about 11.53% of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund worth $969,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of FDTS traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $58.53. The company had a trading volume of 99 shares, compared to its average volume of 586. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $37.10 and a 1-year high of $58.60. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $56.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.39. The stock has a market cap of $8.78 million, a PE ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a dividend of $0.6346 per share. This is a boost from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

About First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US Small Cap index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 400 small-cap companies selected from the S&P Developed Markets ex-US BMI based on S&P’s AlphaDex selection methodology. FDTS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.