Short Interest in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Rises By 7.7%

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,800 shares, a growth of 7.7% from the September 15th total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FEUZ. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. bought a new position in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the second quarter worth $1,985,000. World Equity Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $709,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $186,000. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 19,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 3,611 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ FEUZ opened at $42.93 on Wednesday. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a twelve month low of $34.58 and a twelve month high of $46.94. The stock has a market cap of $62.25 million, a PE ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.91.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.2996 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.79%. This is an increase from First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.

About First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

The First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (FEUZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq AlphaDex Eurozone index. The fund tracks an index of firms operating in the Eurozone, selected by growth and value factors and equal-weighted within tiers. FEUZ was launched on Oct 22, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.