First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$133.70

-0.74 (-0.55%)

(As of 10/10/2024 ET)

First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Data

First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FAD) has a short interest of 13,500 shares. This marks a 6,650.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 4,579 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 13,500 shares
Previous Short Interest: 200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +6,650.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.80 million
Short Interest Ratio: 2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: September 30, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 2,050,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 0.66%
Today's Trading Volume: 2,944 shares
Average Trading Volume: 4,579 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 64%

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First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
9/30/2024	13,500 shares	$1.80 million	+6,650.0%	N/A	2.7	$133.60
9/15/2024	200 shares	$25,889.00	-60.0%	N/A	0	$129.45
8/31/2024	500 shares	$64,993.65	+150.0%	N/A	0.1	$129.99
8/15/2024	200 shares	$25,224.00	-98.7%	N/A	0	$126.12
7/31/2024	15,700 shares	$2.00 million	+1.3%	N/A	3.8	$127.09
7/15/2024	15,500 shares	$1.97 million	-2.5%	N/A	4.3	$127.30
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6/30/2024	15,900 shares	$1.96 million	+536.0%	N/A	4	$123.12
6/15/2024	2,500 shares	$303,467.25	-90.4%	N/A	0.5	$121.39
5/31/2024	26,000 shares	$3.18 million	+4.0%	N/A	5.5	$122.17
5/15/2024	25,000 shares	$3.12 million	-4.2%	N/A	6.4	$124.72
4/30/2024	26,100 shares	$3.06 million	-0.4%	N/A	6.5	$117.11
4/15/2024	26,200 shares	$3.07 million	+2.8%	N/A	6.4	$117.33
3/31/2024	25,500 shares	$3.18 million	+18.6%	N/A	5.4	$124.59
3/15/2024	21,500 shares	$2.58 million	-2.3%	N/A	5	$120.00
2/29/2024	22,000 shares	$2.66 million	-2.2%	N/A	4.9	$120.87
2/15/2024	22,500 shares	$2.69 million	+11.4%	N/A	4.6	$119.61
1/31/2024	20,200 shares	$2.26 million	-35.7%	N/A	4.1	$111.74
1/15/2024	31,400 shares	$3.46 million	+40.8%	N/A	5.9	$110.24
12/31/2023	22,300 shares	$2.50 million	+6.2%	N/A	4	$112.26
12/15/2023	21,000 shares	$2.33 million	No Change	N/A	4.6	$111.14
11/30/2023	21,000 shares	$2.19 million	-4.1%	N/A	5	$104.39
11/15/2023	21,900 shares	$2.25 million	+0.9%	N/A	5.9	$102.91
10/31/2023	21,700 shares	$2.05 million	+4.8%	N/A	6	$94.40
10/15/2023	20,700 shares	$2.04 million	+4.0%	N/A	5	$98.44
9/30/2023	19,900 shares	$1.99 million	+3.7%	N/A	6.2	$100.13
9/15/2023	19,200 shares	$1.98 million	No Change	N/A	6	$103.09
8/31/2023	19,200 shares	$2.03 million	-9.9%	N/A	5.7	$105.56
8/15/2023	21,300 shares	$2.22 million	+28.3%	N/A	6.7	$104.10
7/31/2023	16,600 shares	$1.82 million	-2.4%	N/A	4.7	$109.36
7/15/2023	17,000 shares	$1.83 million	-6.1%	N/A	5.7	$107.38
6/30/2023	18,100 shares	$1.91 million	+13.1%	N/A	6.5	$105.52
6/15/2023	16,000 shares	$1.66 million	-28.3%	N/A	5.9	$103.92
5/31/2023	22,300 shares	$2.15 million	+46.7%	N/A	8.6	$96.50
5/15/2023	15,200 shares	$1.48 million	-9.0%	N/A	4.3	$97.24
4/30/2023	16,700 shares	$1.63 million	+5.7%	N/A	4.5	$97.33
4/15/2023	15,800 shares	$1.55 million	+4.6%	N/A	3.8	$97.79
3/31/2023	15,100 shares	$1.48 million	-2.0%	N/A	3.4	$97.93
3/15/2023	15,400 shares	$1.44 million	-21.4%	N/A	2.9	$93.43
2/28/2023	19,600 shares	$1.94 million	+625.9%	N/A	3.2	$98.81
2/15/2023	2,700 shares	$276,156.00	+440.0%	N/A	0.5	$102.28
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1/31/2023	500 shares	$50,305.00	+66.7%	N/A	0.1	$100.61
1/15/2023	300 shares	$29,856.00	-25.0%	N/A	0	$99.52
12/30/2022	400 shares	$37,928.00	-20.0%	N/A	0.1	$94.82
12/15/2022	500 shares	$48,269.85	-92.7%	N/A	0.1	$96.54
11/30/2022	6,800 shares	$691,220.00	-16.1%	N/A	0.6	$101.65
11/15/2022	8,100 shares	$817,533.00	+55.8%	N/A	0.7	$100.93
10/31/2022	5,200 shares	$513,292.00	+1,200.0%	N/A	0.4	$98.71
10/15/2022	400 shares	$36,044.00	No Change	N/A	0	$90.11
9/30/2022	1,800 shares	$161,280.00	+1,700.0%	N/A	0.2	$89.60
9/15/2022	100 shares	$9,809.00	-50.0%	N/A	0	$98.09
8/31/2022	200 shares	$19,712.00	-99.2%	N/A	0	$98.56
8/15/2022	24,600 shares	$2.62 million	+434.8%	N/A	4	$106.53
7/31/2022	4,600 shares	$467,544.00	+70.4%	N/A	0.7	$101.64
7/15/2022	2,700 shares	$250,965.00	+17.4%	N/A	0.4	$92.95
6/30/2022	2,300 shares	$210,542.00	+2,200.0%	N/A	0.3	$91.54
6/15/2022	100 shares	$9,331.00	-50.0%	N/A	0	$93.31
5/31/2022	200 shares	$20,284.00	+100.0%	N/A	0	$101.42
5/15/2022	100 shares	$9,782.00	-50.0%	N/A	0	$97.82
4/30/2022	200 shares	$20,312.00	+100.0%	N/A	0	$101.56
4/15/2022	100 shares	$10,956.00	-98.4%	N/A	0	$109.56
3/31/2022	6,400 shares	$718,208.00	+1,500.0%	N/A	0.8	$112.22
3/15/2022	400 shares	$41,996.00	-50.0%	N/A	0	$104.99
2/28/2022	800 shares	$87,232.00	+700.0%	N/A	0.1	$109.04
2/15/2022	100 shares	$11,212.00	-96.7%	N/A	0	$112.12
1/31/2022	3,000 shares	$330,270.00	+114.3%	N/A	0.3	$110.09
1/15/2022	1,400 shares	$162,484.00	-67.4%	N/A	0.2	$116.06
12/31/2021	4,300 shares	$540,123.00	-54.7%	N/A	0.5	$125.61
12/15/2021	9,500 shares	$1.14 million	+171.4%	N/A	1.4	$120.06
11/30/2021	3,500 shares	$431,375.00	+40.0%	N/A	0.5	$123.25
11/15/2021	2,500 shares	$325,100.00	-74.8%	N/A	0.4	$130.04
10/29/2021	9,900 shares	$1.25 million	+182.9%	N/A	0	$126.15
10/15/2021	3,500 shares	$427,980.00	-48.5%	N/A	0.4	$122.28
9/30/2021	6,800 shares	$804,304.00	+19.3%	N/A	0.7	$118.28
9/15/2021	5,700 shares	$701,214.00	-39.4%	N/A	0.6	$123.02
8/31/2021	9,400 shares	$1.17 million	-16.8%	N/A	1	$123.96
8/13/2021	11,300 shares	$1.37 million	No Change	N/A	1.2	$120.91
2/26/2021	17,000 shares	$1.85 million	+466.7%	N/A	2.7	$109.02
2/12/2021	3,000 shares	$351,046.80	+25.0%	N/A	0.5	$117.02
1/29/2021	2,400 shares	$259,800.96	-74.2%	N/A	0.4	$108.25
1/15/2021	9,300 shares	$1.03 million	No Change	N/A	1.6	$110.36
4/30/2020	200 shares	$13,814.00	-75.0%	N/A	0	$69.07
4/15/2020	800 shares	$51,584.00	+100.0%	N/A	0.1	$64.48
3/31/2020	400 shares	$24,188.00	-93.6%	N/A	0	$60.47
3/13/2020	6,200 shares	$386,198.00	-60.3%	N/A	0.5	$62.29
2/28/2020	15,600 shares	$1.13 million	-11.4%	N/A	2.1	$72.45
2/14/2020	17,600 shares	$1.45 million	+24.8%	N/A	2.7	$82.31
1/31/2020	14,100 shares	$1.10 million	+683.3%	N/A	2	$77.96
1/15/2020	1,800 shares	$142,776.00	+1,700.0%	N/A	0.2	$79.32
12/31/2019	100 shares	$7,724.00	No Change	N/A	0	$77.24

FAD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 13,500 shares of FAD short. Learn More on First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund?: The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FAD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest ratio.
Is First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?: First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,500 shares, an increase of 6,650.0% from the previous total of 200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.
How does First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?: Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund: First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.19%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.01%), VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF (0.06%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.67%), iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (0.26%), Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (0.01%), First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.02%), First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (0.18%), Principal Value ETF (0.14%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock?: Short selling FAD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FAD shares are trading down $0.74 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.
How does a short squeeze work against First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund?: A short squeeze for First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FAD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest reported?: Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FAD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.