First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) Trading Up 3.3%

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) shares traded up 3.3% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $30.72 and last traded at $30.72. 1,506 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 50% from the average session volume of 1,003 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.75.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 1.3 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.97. The stock has a market cap of $15.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.69 and a beta of 1.00.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.3219 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This is a positive change from First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund’s previous dividend of $0.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 24,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $686,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC owned 4.90% of First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund as of its most recent SEC filing.

About First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

The First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FPA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund selects and weights 100 stocks from the S&P Asia Pacific Ex-Japan BMI Index based on their growth and value factors. FPA was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.