First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $37.02 and traded as high as $39.23. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $38.77, with a volume of 16,345 shares trading hands.
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.5%
The business's fifty day moving average is $37.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.75. The stock has a market cap of $251.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.64 and a beta of 0.92.
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a $0.0936 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%.
Institutional Trading of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FEMS. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,701 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 19,420 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $733,000 after buying an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 109,339 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $4,064,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 10,297 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp raised its holdings in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 67,415 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $2,543,000 after acquiring an additional 992 shares in the last quarter.
About First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
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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.
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