First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXD) Stock Price Up 0.4% – Time to Buy?

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXD) traded up 0.4% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $67.11 and last traded at $67.00. 102,371 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 94% from the average session volume of 52,842 shares. The stock had previously closed at $66.76.

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $65.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.93. The company has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 24,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,564,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 51.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 5,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 44.8% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tudor Financial Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 10,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after buying an additional 264 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Discretionary Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by the AMEX, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the Russell 1000 Index.