First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEX) Reaches New 1-Year High at $99.21

Shares of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEX) reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $99.21 and last traded at $99.21, with a volume of 1680 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $98.94.

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 15.41 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $94.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.78.

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.2108 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FEX. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 5.4% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 17,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,538,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter worth $247,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 1,368.2% during the first quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 71,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,340,000 after acquiring an additional 66,933 shares during the period. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter worth $1,184,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter worth $101,000.

About First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Defined Large Cap Core Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by Standard & Poor’s, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the S&P 500 Index.