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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$37.68 +0.83 (+2.25%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$37.65 -0.03 (-0.08%)
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First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Data

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) has a short interest of 28,300 shares, representing 0.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -31.81% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 35,123 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
28,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
41,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-31.81%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$995,311.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
6,350,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.45%
Today's Trading Volume
17,738 shares
Average Trading Volume
35,123 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
51%
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FEMS Short Interest Over Time

FEMS Days to Cover Over Time

FEMS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202528,300 shares $995,311.00 -31.8%0.4%0.6 $35.17
3/31/202541,500 shares $1.54 million +20.3%0.6%0.9 $37.17
3/15/202534,500 shares $1.33 million +6,800.0%0.5%0.8 $38.68
2/28/2025500 shares $18,530.00 -70.6%0.0%0 $37.06
2/15/20251,700 shares $65,467.00 -5.6%0.0%0 $38.51
1/31/20251,800 shares $67,284.00 +100.0%N/A0 $37.38
1/15/2025900 shares $33,003.00 +28.6%N/A0 $36.67
12/31/2024700 shares $26,411.00 -72.0%N/A0 $37.73
12/15/20242,500 shares $98,067.25 +257.1%N/A0.1 $39.23
11/30/2024700 shares $27,307.00 -92.1%N/A0 $39.01
11/15/20248,900 shares $339,579.50 -79.5%N/A0.3 $38.16
10/31/202443,500 shares $1.70 million +1.2%N/A1.2 $39.12
10/15/202443,000 shares $1.67 million +1,094.4%N/A1.4 $38.75
9/30/20243,600 shares $147,888.00 +1,700.0%N/A0.1 $41.08
9/15/2024200 shares $7,762.00 -98.5%N/A0 $38.81
8/31/202413,200 shares $521,730.00 +85.9%N/A0.5 $39.53
8/15/20247,100 shares $281,515.00 -72.7%N/A0.3 $39.65
7/31/202426,000 shares $1.05 million +76.9%N/A1.2 $40.52
7/15/202414,700 shares $615,636.00 +600.0%N/A0.6 $41.88
6/30/20242,100 shares $85,239.00 -80.4%N/A0.1 $40.59
6/15/202410,700 shares $437,095.00 -42.2%N/A0.4 $40.85
5/31/202418,500 shares $749,435.00 +460.6%N/A0.6 $40.51
5/15/20243,300 shares $136,686.00 -75.2%N/A0.1 $41.42
4/30/202413,300 shares $518,833.00 -34.8%N/A0.4 $39.01
4/15/202420,400 shares $788,256.00 -30.6%N/A0.5 $38.64
3/31/202429,400 shares $1.14 million +182.7%N/A0.8 $38.71
3/15/202410,400 shares $403,936.00 -51.2%N/A0.3 $38.84
2/29/202421,300 shares $831,978.00 -21.1%N/A0.5 $39.06
2/15/202427,000 shares $1.04 million -48.2%N/A0.6 $38.36
1/31/202452,100 shares $1.98 million -26.9%N/A1 $37.96
1/15/202471,300 shares $2.71 million -7.3%N/A1.2 $37.98
12/31/202376,900 shares $2.96 million +150.5%N/A1.2 $38.44
12/15/202330,700 shares $1.16 million -23.8%N/A0.5 $37.77
11/30/202340,300 shares $1.50 million +16.5%N/A0.7 $37.26
11/15/202334,600 shares $1.31 million +83.1%N/A0.6 $37.77
10/31/202318,900 shares $672,840.00 -55.2%N/A0.3 $35.60
10/15/202342,200 shares $1.57 million -31.8%N/A0.9 $37.32
9/30/202361,900 shares $2.38 million +810.3%N/A1.5 $38.46
9/15/20236,800 shares $267,580.00 -94.7%N/A0.2 $39.35
8/31/2023128,200 shares $5.03 million -23.8%N/A3.2 $39.25
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8/15/2023168,300 shares $6.35 million -17.0%N/A3.7 $37.75
7/31/2023202,800 shares $8.00 million -15.4%N/A3.3 $39.47
7/15/2023239,600 shares $9.10 million -18.9%N/A3.7 $38.00
6/30/2023295,300 shares $10.73 million -12.1%N/A4.3 $36.35
6/15/2023336,100 shares $12.62 million +1,158.8%N/A4.7 $37.55
5/31/202326,700 shares $943,578.00 -40.9%N/A0.3 $35.34
5/15/202345,200 shares $1.63 million -45.5%N/A0.4 $36.06
4/30/202383,000 shares $3.02 million +7.5%N/A0.7 $36.43
4/15/202377,200 shares $2.93 million +142.8%N/A0.6 $38.01
3/31/202331,800 shares $1.18 million -37.8%N/A0.2 $37.21
3/15/202351,100 shares $1.88 million -46.4%N/A0.4 $36.80
2/28/202395,400 shares $3.65 million +89.3%N/A0.7 $38.26
2/15/202350,400 shares $1.95 million -15.4%N/A0.5 $38.72
1/31/202359,600 shares $2.39 million -49.6%N/A0.7 $40.06
1/15/2023118,200 shares $4.61 million -10.3%N/A1.8 $39.01
12/30/2022131,800 shares $5.13 million +325.2%N/A2.6 $38.94
12/15/202231,000 shares $1.18 million +34.8%N/A0.8 $38.13
11/30/202223,000 shares $884,350.00 -37.2%N/A0.8 $38.45
11/15/202236,600 shares $1.36 million +248.6%N/A1.4 $37.07
10/31/202210,500 shares $349,650.00 -58.3%N/A0.4 $33.30
10/15/202225,200 shares $808,416.00 No ChangeN/A1.3 $32.08
9/30/202239,000 shares $1.24 million -75.1%N/A2.1 $31.90
9/15/2022156,700 shares $5.60 million +8,605.6%N/A7 $35.73
8/31/20221,800 shares $63,594.00 -78.3%N/A0.1 $35.33
8/15/20228,300 shares $294,567.00 -82.5%N/A0.3 $35.49
7/31/202247,500 shares $1.62 million -52.3%N/A1.5 $34.17
7/15/202299,500 shares $3.24 million +12.4%N/A3.2 $32.52
6/30/202288,500 shares $3.07 million -26.4%N/A2.9 $34.74
6/15/2022120,200 shares $4.44 million +52.0%N/A4.9 $36.97
5/31/202279,100 shares $3.07 million +61.1%N/A4.6 $38.86
5/15/202249,100 shares $1.80 million -19.5%N/A3.6 $36.70
4/30/202261,000 shares $2.34 million -45.2%N/A4.6 $38.37
4/15/2022111,400 shares $4.54 million +9,183.3%N/A9.3 $40.71
3/31/20221,200 shares $48,768.00 -7.7%N/A0.1 $40.64
3/15/20221,300 shares $48,594.00 -80.3%N/A0.1 $37.38
2/28/20226,600 shares $260,370.00 -30.5%N/A0.4 $39.45
2/15/20229,500 shares $391,590.00 +111.1%N/A0.6 $41.22
1/31/20224,500 shares $181,530.00 -89.1%N/A0.3 $40.34
1/15/202241,400 shares $1.69 million +4,040.0%N/A2.6 $40.72
12/31/20211,000 shares $40,190.00 +900.0%N/A0.1 $40.19
12/15/2021100 shares $4,000.00 -96.4%N/A0 $40.00
11/30/20212,800 shares $110,802.44 +211.1%N/A0.2 $39.57
11/15/2021900 shares $37,881.00 -65.4%N/A0.1 $42.09
10/29/20212,600 shares $107,042.00 -38.1%N/A0.2 $41.17
10/15/20214,200 shares $177,786.00 +250.0%N/A0.2 $42.33
9/30/20211,200 shares $50,748.00 -99.0%N/A0.1 $42.29
9/15/2021119,000 shares $5.38 million -10.9%N/A7.1 $45.17
8/31/2021133,500 shares $6.02 million -5.3%N/A6.4 $45.09
8/13/2021140,900 shares $6.23 million +531.8%N/A6.2 $44.25
7/30/202122,300 shares $986,329.00 -70.5%N/A1 $44.23
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7/15/202175,700 shares $3.51 million +222.1%N/A3.8 $46.31
6/30/202123,500 shares $1.10 million +273.0%N/A1.2 $46.64
6/15/20216,300 shares $297,045.00 -93.8%N/A0.3 $47.15
5/28/2021101,800 shares $4.71 million +139.0%N/A6.9 $46.32
5/14/202142,600 shares $1.86 million +100.9%N/A1.6 $43.60
4/30/202121,200 shares $979,864.00 -34.2%N/A0.7 $46.22
4/15/202132,200 shares $1.41 million -4.5%N/A1 $43.93
3/31/202133,700 shares $1.46 million -9.4%N/A0.9 $43.26
3/15/202137,200 shares $1.64 million +675.0%N/A1 $44.00
2/26/20214,800 shares $209,914.56 +500.0%N/A0.1 $43.73
2/12/2021800 shares $35,280.00 -99.0%N/A0 $44.10
1/29/202175,900 shares $3.15 million +674.5%N/A2.7 $41.56
1/15/20219,800 shares $420,126.00 +326.1%N/A0.4 $42.87
12/31/20202,300 shares $94,645.00 +228.6%N/A0.1 $41.15
12/15/2020700 shares $27,618.50 -56.3%N/A0 $39.46
11/30/20201,600 shares $60,967.04 No ChangeN/A0.1 $38.10
11/15/20201,600 shares $57,533.12 +166.7%N/A0.1 $35.96
10/30/2020600 shares $19,770.00 -70.0%N/A0 $32.95
10/15/20202,000 shares $69,090.00 +42.9%N/A0 $34.55
9/30/20201,400 shares $47,013.54 -94.8%N/A0.1 $33.58
9/15/202019,100 shares $669,455.00 -29.5%N/A0.9 $35.05
8/31/202027,100 shares $957,985.00 +65.2%N/A1.3 $35.35
8/14/202016,400 shares $579,248.00 -5.8%N/A0.8 $35.32
7/31/202017,400 shares $603,258.00 -12.1%N/A0.7 $34.67
7/15/202019,800 shares $704,088.00 -32.0%N/A0.7 $35.56
6/30/202029,100 shares $944,586.00 +5.8%N/A0.9 $32.46
6/15/202027,500 shares $895,125.00 +2,955.6%N/A0.6 $32.55
5/29/2020900 shares $26,667.00 -94.6%N/A0 $29.63
5/15/202016,500 shares $462,000.00 +685.7%N/A0.2 $28.00

FEMS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 28,300 shares of FEMS short. 0.45% of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap 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. FEMS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund?

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. 0.45% of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,300 shares, a decline of 31.8% from the previous total of 41,500 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 Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.45% of First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund: VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.05%), Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.08%), iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (4.41%), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.21%), iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (0.53%), Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (0.35%), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.14%), Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (0.06%), Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.89%), VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (0.05%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund stock?

Short selling FEMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FEMS shares are trading up $0.83 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 Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund?

A short squeeze for First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FEMS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 FEMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FEMS) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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