Short Interest in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Rises By 109.2%

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,178 shares, a growth of 109.2% from the December 31st total of 5,820 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,383 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,383 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Price Performance

Shares of FEUZ stock traded down $0.52 on Friday, reaching $65.08. 1,913 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,560. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a one year low of $40.43 and a one year high of $65.97. The stock has a market cap of $123.64 million, a PE ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $61.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.18.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th were issued a dividend of $0.4837 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 12th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. This is an increase from First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FEUZ. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 24.0% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 602,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,395,000 after buying an additional 116,383 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC raised its position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 103,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,377,000 after acquiring an additional 14,577 shares during the last quarter. Warner Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,567,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,453,000 after purchasing an additional 7,432 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 314.0% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 40,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,368,000 after purchasing an additional 30,552 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

The First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (FEUZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq AlphaDex Eurozone index. The fund tracks an index of firms operating in the Eurozone, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted within tiers. FEUZ was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.