First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Sees Large Volume Increase - What's Next?

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX - Get Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 24,252 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 0% from the previous session's volume of 24,255 shares.The stock last traded at $109.29 and had previously closed at $109.04.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The stock's 50 day moving average is $103.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.00 billion, a PE ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.516 dividend. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. This is a positive change from First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FYX. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth about $85,000. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 111.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 892 shares of the company's stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $147,000. Finally, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $203,000.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Small Cap Core index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap stocks selected based on quantitatively driven growth and value factors. FYX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.