First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Share Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average of $39.21

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $39.21 and traded as high as $41.03. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $40.74, with a volume of 12,442 shares traded.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.7 %

The company has a market capitalization of $335.50 million, a P/E ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.92. The company's fifty day moving average price is $39.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.29.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.1684 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.63%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FEMS. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 18,307 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $709,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares during the period. Kure Advisory LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 65,606 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $2,522,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 7,445 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,673 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $948,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthsource Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthsource Partners LLC now owns 67,607 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock worth $2,600,000 after buying an additional 651 shares in the last quarter.

About First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

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.