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 drop in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 648 shares, a drop of 90.3% from the February 26th total of 6,654 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,725 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,725 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

Shares of FDTS stock traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $64.53. 1,708 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,438. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.24. The firm has a market cap of $9.68 million, a PE ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.86. First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $37.10 and a 1-year high of $72.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter worth about $2,522,000. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 17,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after acquiring an additional 4,238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 3,365.8% during the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,659 shares during the last quarter.

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. FDTS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.