First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Sees Large Volume Increase

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 55,658 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 109% from the previous session’s volume of 26,597 shares.The stock last traded at $98.60 and had previously closed at $98.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $94.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $914.66 million, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.373 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 91.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 200,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,694,000 after buying an additional 95,932 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 358.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 101,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,452,000 after buying an additional 79,263 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 28.7% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 288,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,873,000 after acquiring an additional 64,326 shares during the last quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at about $5,424,000. Finally, Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,643,000.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks selected based on quantitatively driven growth and value factors. FYX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.