First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) Short Interest Up 16,666.7% in February

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (NASDAQ:FEUZ) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 50,300 shares, a growth of 16,666.7% from the February 13th total of 300 shares. Currently, 11.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 28,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FEUZ. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,277,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its stake in First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 75.2% during the 4th quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 55,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,260,000 after purchasing an additional 23,948 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 139.8% in the third 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. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF by 99,416.7% in the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 5,965 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF during the third quarter valued at $210,000.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ FEUZ traded up $0.34 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $47.70. 2,512 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,086. First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF has a 1 year low of $39.76 and a 1 year high of $50.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50 day moving average of $43.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.56.

First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

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.