First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Shares Pass Above Fifty Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS)’s share price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $45.38 and traded as high as $47.32. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $47.08, with a volume of 50,101 shares traded.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.9%

The firm has a market cap of $261.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.16.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.445 dividend. This is a boost from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $2,481,000. VestGen Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 64.6% during the 4th quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 71,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,014,000 after purchasing an additional 28,091 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $562,000. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 121,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,135,000 after purchasing an additional 10,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 22.5% in the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 51,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,334,000 after purchasing an additional 9,402 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.