Short Interest in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Expands By 28.6%

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 900 shares, an increase of 28.6% from the December 31st total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 35,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1,237.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,137 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,052 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 10,297 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 19,420 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $733,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 20,045 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $756,000 after acquiring an additional 1,342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 36.6% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 27,060 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 7,256 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

FEMS stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $37.54. 6,220 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,245. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a 52-week low of $35.97 and a 52-week high of $42.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $279.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a 50 day moving average of $38.06 and a 200-day moving average of $38.99.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.4454 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

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.