First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Stock Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average of $38.92

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS)’s stock price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $38.92 and traded as high as $39.31. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $39.20, with a volume of 23,397 shares trading hands.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 1.4 %

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.98. The company has a market capitalization of $323.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 0.92.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a $0.1684 dividend. This represents a $0.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $168,000. Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 35.1% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 4,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,176 shares during the period. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. purchased a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $272,000.

About First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.