First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU) Short Interest Update

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU - Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 6,600 shares, a drop of 8.3% from the November 15th total of 7,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,995 shares of the company's stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 1,477 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,394,000. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC grew its holdings in First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund by 18.1% during the second quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 44,590 shares of the company's stock worth $1,700,000 after acquiring an additional 6,823 shares during the period.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.0 %

FKU stock traded down $0.01 on Monday, hitting $39.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,904. The stock has a market cap of $74.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.45 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $39.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.82. First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $34.14 and a 1 year high of $42.54.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.6439 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th.

First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of 75 companies selected based on NASDAQs AlphaDEX selection methodology. FKU was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.