First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Shares Down 0.9% – Here’s Why

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) shares dropped 0.9% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $103.42 and last traded at $103.66. Approximately 19,761 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 33% from the average daily volume of 29,612 shares. The stock had previously closed at $104.61.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.13. The company has a market cap of $979.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.6219 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $85,000. FMR LLC increased its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 111.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 470 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth $203,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth $206,000. Finally, Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter valued at about $208,000.

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.