First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a growth of 17.6% from the October 31st total of 3,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

FEUZ traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $40.94. 4,735 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,420. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $42.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.72. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a 1-year low of $38.85 and a 1-year high of $46.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.36 million, a P/E ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 1.07.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.2996 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is an increase from First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 139.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 39,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,710,000 after purchasing an additional 22,792 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,277,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 99,416.7% during the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 5,965 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the third quarter worth $35,000.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Company Profile

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.