First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FYX)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $110.25 and last traded at $110.25, with a volume of 229 shares. The stock had previously closed at $108.79.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.9 %

The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $101.08 and its 200-day moving average is $96.31.

First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.516 dividend. This is a positive change from First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FYX. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter worth about $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $85,000. FMR LLC increased its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 111.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $106,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 263.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter.

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.