First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) Short Interest Update

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 422 shares, a decrease of 62.3% from the June 30th total of 1,118 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 14,109 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FCA. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 52.2% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,038,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,884,000 after purchasing an additional 699,253 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 25.9% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. &PARTNERS acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter worth $2,970,000. StoneX Group Inc. grew its position in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund by 495.8% in the 4th quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 50,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,427,000 after buying an additional 42,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Genesee Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $610,000.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

NASDAQ FCA traded down $0.23 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,078 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,491. The firm has a market cap of $32.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.42. First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund has a twelve month low of $24.86 and a twelve month high of $34.60. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $28.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.17.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 25th were given a $0.4019 dividend. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX China index. The fund tracks the Defined China Index. The alpha-seeking index employs a quantitative methodology to select stocks based on both value and growth factors. FCA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.