First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Stock Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $39.21 and traded as high as $41.46. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $41.26, with a volume of 1,979 shares changing hands.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

The company's 50 day moving average price is $39.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.90. The company has a market cap of $251.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.66.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.5218 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 26th. This is an increase from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $2.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.06%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,068,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 0.7% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 427,432 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $15,888,000 after purchasing an additional 2,928 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 8.7% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 310,707 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $11,336,000 after purchasing an additional 24,978 shares during the period. Beta Wealth Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter worth approximately $8,754,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 2.5% during the first quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 232,813 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $8,654,000 after purchasing an additional 5,788 shares during the period.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.