First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Stock Price Up 1.6% – Here’s Why

Posted by Stuart Ham on May 7th, 2026

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS – Get Free Report) rose 1.6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $72.03 and last traded at $72.04. Approximately 123 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 96% from the average daily volume of 3,498 shares. The stock had previously closed at $70.94.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average is $67.44 and its 200-day moving average is $62.62. The firm has a market cap of $14.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.84.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were given a dividend of $0.1554 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 3,365.8% during the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,659 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 17,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,000 after buying an additional 4,238 shares during the period. Finally, Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,522,000.

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

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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.