First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Share Price Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS)’s stock price crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $47.05 and traded as low as $44.87. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $45.10, with a volume of 12,804 shares changing hands.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 0.5%

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.30. The company has a market cap of $250.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.49.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th were given a dividend of $0.3033 per share. This represents a $1.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FEMS. Crusonia Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $2,481,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter valued at $2,427,000. VestGen Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 64.6% in the fourth quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 71,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,014,000 after buying an additional 28,091 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth $562,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 121,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,135,000 after buying an additional 10,472 shares during the period.

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.