First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) Short Interest Update

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 43 shares, a growth of 2,050.0% from the July 30th total of 2 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,485 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.2%

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund stock opened at $27.55 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.06 million, a P/E ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $27.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.56. First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $25.81 and a 52 week high of $34.60.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a $0.4019 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 52.2% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,038,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,884,000 after purchasing an additional 699,253 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund during the 1st quarter valued at $3,046,000. &PARTNERS purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $2,970,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth $1,314,000. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 495.8% during the 4th quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 50,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,427,000 after buying an additional 42,001 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX China index. The fund tracks the Defined China Index. The alpha-seeking index employs a quantitative methodology to select stocks based on both value and growth factors. FCA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.