First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Stock Price Up 1% – Here’s Why

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) shares shot up 1% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $71.66 and last traded at $71.5610. Approximately 1,721 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 29% from the average daily volume of 2,416 shares. The stock had previously closed at $70.83.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a market cap of $14.31 million, a P/E ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.53.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.7453 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is a positive change from First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Noble Wealth Management PBC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter worth $131,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 3,365.8% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 32.5% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 17,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares in the last quarter. City Holding Co. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at $583,000. Finally, Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $2,522,000.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.