First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) Short Interest Update

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,200 shares, an increase of 214.3% from the January 31st total of 700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 43,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $1,265,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $688,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $1,960,000. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $36,268,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 231,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 13,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 13,860 shares during the period.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FCA traded down $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $20.73. 855 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,112. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.64 million, a PE ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $20.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.89. First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund has a one year low of $17.17 and a one year high of $24.12.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.022 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX China index. The fund tracks the Defined China Index. The alpha-seeking index employs a quantitative methodology to select stocks based on both value and growth factors. FCA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.