First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Short Interest Down 92.1% in November

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) saw a significant decrease in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a decrease of 92.1% from the November 15th total of 8,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FEMS traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $39.23. 43,435 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,923. The firm has a market cap of $319.70 million, a PE ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.92. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund has a fifty-two week low of $36.69 and a fifty-two week high of $42.57. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.93.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a $0.4454 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FEMS. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter worth $45,000. World Equity Group Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 18,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $768,000 after buying an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 36.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 27,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,098,000 after buying an additional 7,256 shares in the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,304,000 after buying an additional 3,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 34,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,430,000 after acquiring an additional 4,950 shares in the last quarter.

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.