First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) shares passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $43.58 and traded as high as $45.11. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $44.66, with a volume of 18,137 shares.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.9%

The company has a market cap of $252.33 million, a P/E ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.63. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.12.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a $0.6494 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This is a positive change from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.8%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the second quarter valued at $61,000. Stonehaven Wealth & Tax Solutions LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $206,000. Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $220,000. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.