First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,500 shares, a growth of 12,400.0% from the November 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 42,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund stock opened at $20.35 on Friday. First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $16.82 and a 1 year high of $24.12. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.72. The firm has a market cap of $9.16 million, a PE ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 0.57.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.022 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FCA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 13,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $276,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC owned 2.92% of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund as of its most recent SEC filing.

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.