First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) Stock Price Up 0.7% – Time to Buy?

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA)’s stock price traded up 0.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $29.62 and last traded at $29.62. 345 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 64% from the average session volume of 962 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.42.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $29.86 and a 200 day moving average of $28.84. The company has a market capitalization of $14.81 million, a PE ratio of 8.69 and a beta of 1.00.

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.2028 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.74%.

Institutional Investors 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 purchased a new position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FPA) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 24,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $686,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC owned about 4.90% of First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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.