First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FJP) Short Interest Update

Posted by John Adams on Jan 16th, 2025

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FJP – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,200 shares, an increase of 35.3% from the December 15th total of 6,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth $27,000. HBW Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter worth about $200,000. ABLE Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth about $202,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at about $228,000. Finally, Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. boosted its position in First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund by 10.5% in the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 4,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ FJP opened at $50.24 on Thursday. First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund has a twelve month low of $45.39 and a twelve month high of $55.45. The stock has a market cap of $180.86 million, a P/E ratio of 7.05 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.13.

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.9722 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Japan index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of Japanese equities selected using both growth and value screens. FJP was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.