First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) Short Interest Update

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FDTS) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the August 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FDTS traded up $0.79 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $56.84. 183 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 610. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $54.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.13. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a twelve month low of $37.10 and a twelve month high of $56.80.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were issued a $0.3414 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%.

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX DM Ex-US Small Cap index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 400 small-cap companies selected from the S&P Developed Markets ex-US BMI based on S&P’s AlphaDex selection methodology.