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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) had a short interest of 47,635 shares sold short, representing 0.21% of the public float. This marks a 2.86% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, meaning it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 141,746 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
47,635 shares
Previous Short Interest
46,310 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
2.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.56 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
22,500,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.21%
Today's Trading Volume
11,732 shares
Average Trading Volume
141,746 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
8%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/202647,635 shares $1.56 million +2.9%0.2%0.38 $32.68
5/15/202646,310 shares $1.48 million -72.5%0.2%0.42 $32.03
4/30/2026168,304 shares $5.62 million +117.6%0.7%1.33 $33.38
4/15/202677,344 shares $2.51 million -91.1%0.3%0.4 $32.43
3/31/2026864,569 shares $25.89 million +790.7%4.0%4.18 $29.95
3/13/202697,065 shares $2.87 million -17.0%0.5%0.83 $29.55
2/27/2026116,967 shares $3.67 million +218.4%0.6%0.89 $31.35
2/13/202636,733 shares $1.12 million -86.5%0.2%0.14 $30.54
1/30/2026271,629 shares $8.00 million +64.2%1.5%2.67 $29.45
1/15/2026165,474 shares $4.81 million +45.7%0.9%2.33 $29.08
12/31/2025113,598 shares $3.11 million +101.3%0.6%3.61 $27.35
12/15/202556,441 shares $1.52 million -28.6%0.3%1.49 $26.93
11/28/202579,044 shares $2.14 million -49.9%0.5%1.89 $27.07
11/14/2025157,736 shares $4.33 million +29.2%0.9%4.98 $27.42
10/31/2025122,072 shares $3.30 million -31.1%0.7%2.81 $27.00
10/15/2025177,100 shares $4.71 million +14.5%1.0%4.3 $26.62
9/30/2025154,700 shares $4.19 million -2.2%N/A4.1 $27.10
9/15/2025158,200 shares $4.31 million +76.8%N/A3.5 $27.26
8/31/202589,500 shares $2.36 million No Change0.5%1.9 $26.38
5/31/202541,100 shares $965.03 thousand -52.4%0.2%0.7 $23.48
5/15/202586,400 shares $2.05 million +12.7%0.5%1.2 $23.75
4/30/202576,700 shares $1.73 million -23.2%N/A1.1 $22.60
4/15/202599,800 shares $2.18 million +18.0%0.6%1.3 $21.81
3/31/202584,600 shares $1.93 million -1.5%0.5%1 $22.86
3/15/202585,900 shares $2.02 million +1,689.6%0.5%1 $23.49
2/28/20254,800 shares $107.18 thousand +380.0%0.0%0.1 $22.33
2/15/20251,000 shares $22.86 thousand -44.4%0.0%0 $22.86
1/31/20251,800 shares $39.94 thousand -83.0%N/A0 $22.19
1/15/202510,600 shares $231.08 thousand +265.5%N/A0.1 $21.80
12/31/20242,900 shares $63.89 thousand -84.4%N/A0 $22.03
12/15/202418,600 shares $425.38 thousand -87.7%N/A0.3 $22.87
11/30/2024150,600 shares $3.38 million +2,329.0%N/A2.3 $22.45
11/15/20246,200 shares $137.18 thousand -46.6%N/A0.1 $22.13
10/31/202411,600 shares $262.76 thousand -75.1%N/A0.2 $22.65
10/15/202446,600 shares $1.05 million +2.4%N/A0.8 $22.63
9/30/202445,500 shares $1.09 million +14.3%N/A0.8 $23.96
9/15/202439,800 shares $899.88 thousand -3.6%N/A0.7 $22.61
8/31/202441,300 shares $954.44 thousand +4,030.0%N/A0.7 $23.11
8/15/20241,000 shares $23.31 thousand -93.1%N/A0 $23.31
7/31/202414,400 shares $339.41 thousand -63.4%N/A0.3 $23.57
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7/15/202439,300 shares $960.49 thousand +135.3%N/A0.9 $24.44
6/30/202416,700 shares $399.80 thousand -48.5%N/A0.4 $23.94
6/15/202432,400 shares $778.25 thousand +43.4%N/A0.7 $24.02
5/31/202422,600 shares $553.47 thousand -52.3%N/A0.5 $24.49
5/15/202447,400 shares $1.18 million -47.2%N/A0.9 $24.91
4/30/202489,800 shares $2.12 million +97.8%N/A1.6 $23.62
4/15/202445,400 shares $1.05 million -45.1%N/A0.7 $23.03
3/31/202482,700 shares $1.89 million -42.0%N/A1.2 $22.87
3/15/2024142,600 shares $3.27 million +28.0%N/A1.8 $22.95
2/29/2024111,400 shares $2.58 million -29.3%N/A1.1 $23.12
2/15/2024157,500 shares $3.60 million +30.0%N/A1.6 $22.83
1/31/2024121,200 shares $2.70 million +388.7%N/A1.2 $22.30
1/15/202424,800 shares $551.30 thousand +275.8%N/A0.2 $22.23
12/31/20236,600 shares $146.06 thousand +247.4%N/A0.1 $22.13
12/15/20231,900 shares $41.22 thousand -89.0%N/A0 $21.70
11/30/202317,300 shares $364.77 thousand -55.9%N/A0.2 $21.09
11/15/202339,200 shares $832.22 thousand +94.1%N/A0.4 $21.23
10/31/202320,200 shares $398.75 thousand +129.6%N/A0.2 $19.74
10/15/20238,800 shares $180.05 thousand -89.6%N/A0.1 $20.46
9/30/202384,400 shares $1.76 million +97.2%N/A0.9 $20.87
9/15/202342,800 shares $928.42 thousand -63.1%N/A0.5 $21.69
8/31/2023116,000 shares $2.51 million -85.7%N/A1.3 $21.66
8/15/2023810,000 shares $17.33 million +336.0%N/A7.8 $21.40
7/31/2023185,800 shares $4.30 million -46.8%N/A2 $23.16
7/15/2023349,500 shares $7.84 million +52.4%N/A4 $22.43
6/30/2023229,400 shares $4.86 million -52.4%N/A2.4 $21.18
6/15/2023481,600 shares $10.63 million +15.8%N/A4.9 $22.08
5/31/2023415,900 shares $8.42 million +122.9%N/A4.2 $20.25
5/15/2023186,600 shares $3.97 million +107.1%N/A1.8 $21.26
4/30/202390,100 shares $1.95 million -39.1%N/A0.9 $21.62
4/15/2023148,000 shares $3.23 million +6.1%N/A1.3 $21.82
3/31/2023139,500 shares $2.96 million +170.9%N/A1.2 $21.20
3/15/202351,500 shares $1.07 million -43.3%N/A0.4 $20.87
2/28/202390,900 shares $1.92 million +8.0%N/A0.6 $21.14
2/15/202384,200 shares $1.82 million -7.3%N/A0.5 $21.60
1/31/202390,800 shares $2.01 million +1,197.1%N/A0.5 $22.15
1/15/20237,000 shares $151.76 thousand -7.9%N/A0 $21.68
12/30/20227,600 shares $159.83 thousand -84.1%N/A0 $21.03
12/15/202247,800 shares $996.85 thousand +81.8%N/A0.3 $20.85
11/30/202226,300 shares $562.82 thousand -87.6%N/A0.2 $21.40
11/15/2022212,700 shares $4.40 million +46.8%N/A1.9 $20.69
10/31/2022144,900 shares $2.68 million +262.3%N/A1.4 $18.47
10/15/202240,000 shares $735.60 thousand No ChangeN/A0.4 $18.39
9/30/202221,100 shares $390.14 thousand -87.9%N/A0.2 $18.49
9/15/2022174,400 shares $3.70 million +93.4%N/A1.8 $21.19
8/31/202290,200 shares $1.90 million +51.3%N/A0.9 $21.09
8/15/202259,600 shares $1.30 million -64.2%N/A0.6 $21.88
7/31/2022166,500 shares $3.53 million +146.3%N/A1.6 $21.21
7/15/202267,600 shares $1.38 million -21.7%N/A0.7 $20.37
6/30/202286,300 shares $1.84 million +432.7%N/A0.9 $21.33
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6/15/202216,200 shares $368.23 thousand -79.8%N/A0.2 $22.73
5/31/202280,100 shares $1.94 million -87.5%N/A1.1 $24.27
5/15/2022639,100 shares $14.50 million +110.4%N/A7.5 $22.69
4/30/2022303,800 shares $7.26 million +2,907.9%N/A3.7 $23.90
4/15/202210,100 shares $254.88 thousand -89.4%N/A0.1 $25.24
3/31/202295,500 shares $2.40 million -85.9%N/A1 $25.14
3/15/2022676,500 shares $15.51 million +240.1%N/A6.6 $22.92
2/28/2022198,900 shares $5.15 million -32.0%N/A2 $25.91
2/15/2022292,600 shares $7.83 million +789.4%N/A3.2 $26.75
1/31/202232,900 shares $853.10 thousand -68.8%N/A0.4 $25.93
1/15/2022105,500 shares $2.82 million -48.4%N/A1.2 $26.77
12/31/2021204,400 shares $5.33 million +0.3%N/A2.6 $26.09
12/15/2021203,800 shares $5.25 million +50.7%N/A2.6 $25.75
11/30/2021135,200 shares $3.38 million +582.8%N/A1.7 $24.99
11/15/202119,800 shares $513.02 thousand +90.4%N/A0.3 $25.91
10/29/202110,400 shares $271.34 thousand -5.5%N/A0.1 $26.09
10/15/202111,000 shares $297.77 thousand +19.6%N/A0.1 $27.07
9/30/20219,200 shares $247.76 thousand -13.2%N/A0.1 $26.93
9/15/202110,600 shares $304.86 thousand -93.4%N/A0.1 $28.76
8/31/2021161,000 shares $4.54 million +1,033.8%N/A1.8 $28.19
8/13/202114,200 shares $389.79 thousand -93.5%N/A0.1 $27.45
7/30/2021217,400 shares $5.85 million -46.5%N/A2.2 $26.89
7/15/2021406,300 shares $11.23 million +192.3%N/A4.1 $27.65
6/30/2021139,000 shares $3.89 million +177.5%N/A1.3 $27.97

FEM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, traders have sold 47,635 shares of FEM short. 0.21% of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

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. FEM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.21% of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 47,635 shares, an increase of 2.9% from the previous total of 46,310 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.

0.21% of First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund: iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (2.85%), First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.80%), Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (0.98%), First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (0.51%), Global Equity Active ETF (0.55%), VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF (0.02%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.71%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.33%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.05%), Principal Value ETF (0.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FEM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FEM shares are trading down $1.16 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.

A short squeeze for First Trust Emerging Markets 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 FEM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FEM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like FEM:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:FEM) was last updated on 6/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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