First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FSZ) Short Interest Update

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FSZ - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,900 shares, a decrease of 52.5% from the December 15th total of 4,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 7,073 shares of the company's stock valued at $499,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares in the last quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC now owns 20,523 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,447,000 after purchasing an additional 2,022 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,423,000. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 34,988 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,256,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

Shares of FSZ stock traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $62.60. 1,221 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,315. The company has a market cap of $75.12 million, a P/E ratio of 18.92 and a beta of 0.86. The company's 50 day moving average is $64.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.46. First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $60.24 and a 1 year high of $71.34.

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.1278 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

About First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Switzerland index. The fund tracks a tiered, equal-weighted index of 40 Swiss companies selected from the NASDAQ Switzerland Index. It aims to outperform the broader market using a quant-based methodology.

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