First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) Stock Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average of $38.92

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FEMS) shares passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $38.92 and traded as high as $39.31. First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares last traded at $39.20, with a volume of 23,397 shares.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average is $38.92 and its 200-day moving average is $37.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $323.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 0.92.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.1684 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AllGen Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 9.2% during the first quarter. AllGen Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 58,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after buying an additional 4,957 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 4.2% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 547,864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,208,000 after buying an additional 22,295 shares in the last quarter. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its position in First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 11,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX EM Small Cap index. The fund aims to outperform other index funds by selecting small-cap emerging markets securities using quantitative metrics. FEMS was launched on Feb 15, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.