First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Announces Dividend Increase - $0.27 Per Share

Key Points

• First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, with a significant increase of 227.9% from the previous dividend of $0.08.
• The ex-dividend date is set for September 25th, and stockholders of record will receive the dividend on September 30th.
• As of the latest trading session, FYX shares are priced at $107.83, with a market capitalization of approximately $900.38 million.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 24th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.2692 per share on Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 25th. This is a 227.9% increase from First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

Shares of FYX stock traded down $1.33 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $107.83. 18,321 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,536. The stock's 50-day moving average is $104.46 and its 200-day moving average is $96.09. The stock has a market cap of $900.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.79 and a beta of 1.27. First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $77.66 and a 52 week high of $111.87.

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.

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