First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYC) Short Interest Update

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYC) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,700 shares, an increase of 51.5% from the January 31st total of 9,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 53,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 213.9% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 3,367.6% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 2,492 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Trust Co bought a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $203,000.

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FYC traded down $0.93 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $71.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 63,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,196. The firm has a market capitalization of $424.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.98. First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $60.51 and a 1 year high of $85.01.

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.1473 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Growth index. The fund tracks a quant-driven index that select stocks from a small-cap growth universe in an attempt to outperform the market. FYC was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.