First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $36.71 and traded as high as $38.06. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $37.72, with a volume of 17,825 shares trading hands.
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.4%
The company has a market capitalization of $241.49 million, a PE ratio of 8.15 and a beta of 0.92. The company's 50 day moving average is $36.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.73.
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $0.0936 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Beta Wealth Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the 1st quarter worth $8,754,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 427,432 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $15,888,000 after buying an additional 2,928 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 63,377 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $2,356,000 after buying an additional 5,215 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 17,795 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $661,000 after buying an additional 3,783 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% in the 1st 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 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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