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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$141.20 -2.49 (-1.73%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Data

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) has a short interest of 11,700 shares. This marks a -15.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 27,604 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
13,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-15.22%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.56 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
7,800,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.15%
Today's Trading Volume
13,971 shares
Average Trading Volume
27,604 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
51%
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FTC Short Interest Over Time

FTC Days to Cover Over Time

FTC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202511,700 shares $1.56 million -15.2%N/A0.4 $133.02
4/15/202513,800 shares $1.76 million +68.3%0.2%0.4 $127.53
3/31/20258,200 shares $1.08 million +12.3%0.1%0.2 $131.40
3/15/20257,300 shares $956,227.00 -24.7%0.1%0.2 $130.99
2/28/20259,700 shares $1.37 million -14.9%0.1%0.4 $141.20
2/15/202511,400 shares $1.69 million +17.5%0.1%0.4 $148.62
1/31/20259,700 shares $1.41 million -25.4%N/A0.4 $145.79
1/15/202513,000 shares $1.83 million +100.0%N/A0.5 $140.84
12/31/20246,500 shares $898,625.00 +983.3%N/A0.3 $138.25
12/15/2024600 shares $86,850.00 -93.7%N/A0 $144.75
11/30/20249,500 shares $1.41 million -2.1%N/A0.3 $148.29
11/15/20249,700 shares $1.37 million -55.9%N/A0.3 $141.46
10/31/202422,000 shares $2.92 million +3,042.9%N/A0.7 $132.94
10/15/2024700 shares $94,122.00 +16.7%N/A0 $134.46
9/30/2024600 shares $78,864.00 -99.4%N/A0 $131.44
9/15/202495,900 shares $12.16 million +19,080.0%N/A5.1 $126.76
8/31/2024500 shares $63,655.00 -28.6%N/A0 $127.31
8/15/2024700 shares $87,192.00 +40.0%N/A0 $124.56
7/31/2024500 shares $61,545.00 -94.8%N/A0 $123.09
7/15/20249,600 shares $1.20 million +3,100.0%N/A0.5 $125.45
6/30/2024300 shares $36,759.00 No ChangeN/A0 $122.53
6/15/2024300 shares $36,537.00 -66.7%N/A0 $121.79
5/31/2024900 shares $108,225.00 -47.1%N/A0 $120.25
5/15/20241,700 shares $208,760.00 -26.1%N/A0.1 $122.80
4/30/20242,300 shares $268,341.00 +43.8%N/A0.1 $116.67
4/15/20241,600 shares $186,528.00 -30.4%N/A0.1 $116.58
3/31/20242,300 shares $283,544.00 -42.5%N/A0.1 $123.28
3/15/20244,000 shares $480,560.00 +122.2%N/A0.1 $120.14
2/29/20241,800 shares $216,522.00 +20.0%N/A0 $120.29
2/15/20241,500 shares $178,965.00 +7.1%N/A0 $119.31
1/31/20241,400 shares $156,282.00 +133.3%N/A0 $111.63
1/15/2024600 shares $65,370.00 No ChangeN/A0 $108.95
12/31/2023600 shares $65,736.00 -60.0%N/A0 $109.56
12/15/20231,500 shares $162,645.00 -61.5%N/A0 $108.43
11/30/20233,900 shares $404,508.00 +3,800.0%N/A0.1 $103.72
11/15/2023100 shares $10,226.00 -97.9%N/A0 $102.26
10/31/20234,700 shares $437,476.00 +487.5%N/A0.1 $93.08
10/15/2023800 shares $77,728.00 -61.9%N/A0 $97.16
9/30/20232,100 shares $203,196.00 -41.7%N/A0 $96.76
9/15/20233,600 shares $359,568.00 -64.4%N/A0.1 $99.88
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8/31/202310,100 shares $1.03 million +65.6%N/A0.2 $101.99
8/15/20236,100 shares $605,608.00 +48.8%N/A0.2 $99.28
7/31/20234,100 shares $426,892.00 +156.3%N/A0.1 $104.12
7/15/20231,600 shares $164,016.00 -87.6%N/A0 $102.51
6/30/202312,900 shares $1.31 million -66.5%N/A0.3 $101.29
6/15/202338,500 shares $3.83 million +200.8%N/A0.8 $99.57
5/31/202312,800 shares $1.18 million +10.3%N/A0.3 $92.35
5/15/202311,600 shares $1.08 million -13.4%N/A0.3 $92.99
4/30/202313,400 shares $1.25 million +131.0%N/A0.4 $93.43
4/15/20235,800 shares $543,518.00 -40.2%N/A0.2 $93.71
3/31/20239,700 shares $902,488.00 -61.5%N/A0.2 $93.04
3/15/202325,200 shares $2.23 million +366.7%N/A0.8 $88.59
2/28/20235,400 shares $497,718.00 -75.5%N/A0.1 $92.17
2/15/202322,000 shares $2.12 million +1.4%N/A0.6 $96.21
1/31/202321,700 shares $2.07 million +38.2%N/A0.6 $95.51
1/15/202315,700 shares $1.49 million +134.3%N/A0.4 $94.59
12/30/20226,700 shares $612,514.00 -63.4%N/A0.2 $91.42
12/15/202218,300 shares $1.70 million -36.2%N/A0.5 $92.91
11/30/202228,700 shares $2.81 million -40.7%N/A0.7 $97.76
11/15/202248,400 shares $4.68 million +67.5%N/A1.5 $96.67
10/31/202228,900 shares $2.70 million +20.4%N/A0.8 $93.55
10/15/202224,000 shares $2.06 million No ChangeN/A0.8 $85.68
9/30/20227,100 shares $607,405.00 -35.5%N/A0.2 $85.55
9/15/202211,000 shares $1.03 million -47.4%N/A0.4 $93.40
8/31/202220,900 shares $1.96 million +122.3%N/A0.6 $93.92
8/15/20229,400 shares $948,460.00 -9.6%N/A0.3 $100.90
7/31/202210,400 shares $1.01 million +26.8%N/A0.3 $96.94
7/15/20228,200 shares $731,440.00 -68.8%N/A0.2 $89.20
6/30/202226,300 shares $2.32 million +83.9%N/A0.6 $88.14
6/15/202214,300 shares $1.27 million +5.9%N/A0.3 $88.87
5/31/202213,500 shares $1.30 million +237.5%N/A0.3 $96.48
5/15/20224,000 shares $375,200.00 +66.7%N/A0.1 $93.80
4/30/20222,400 shares $230,856.00 -79.7%N/A0 $96.19
4/15/202211,800 shares $1.22 million +521.1%N/A0.2 $103.50
3/31/20221,900 shares $202,730.00 -24.0%N/A0 $106.70
3/15/20222,500 shares $248,425.00 -55.4%N/A0 $99.37
2/28/20225,600 shares $581,728.00 +43.6%N/A0.1 $103.88
2/15/20223,900 shares $414,336.00 +39.3%N/A0 $106.24
1/31/20222,800 shares $295,540.00 +16.7%N/A0 $105.55
1/15/20222,400 shares $265,032.00 -27.3%N/A0 $110.43
12/31/20213,300 shares $396,825.00 -89.8%N/A0.1 $120.25
12/15/202132,300 shares $3.83 million +251.1%N/A0.7 $118.48
11/30/20219,200 shares $1.09 million +130.0%N/A0.2 $118.70
11/15/20214,000 shares $490,880.00 +25.0%N/A0.1 $122.72
10/29/20213,200 shares $384,416.00 +23.1%N/A0.1 $120.13
10/15/20212,600 shares $299,416.00 -50.0%N/A0 $115.16
9/30/20215,200 shares $577,668.00 -95.1%N/A0.1 $111.09
9/15/2021106,800 shares $12.51 million +4.3%N/A2.3 $117.11
8/31/2021102,400 shares $12.04 million +658.5%N/A2 $117.60
8/13/202113,500 shares $1.55 million -39.5%N/A0.2 $114.96
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7/30/202122,300 shares $2.51 million +205.5%N/A0.4 $112.75
7/15/20217,300 shares $791,247.00 -20.7%N/A0.1 $108.39
6/30/20219,200 shares $1.01 million -88.3%N/A0.2 $109.78
6/15/202178,900 shares $8.31 million +1,778.6%N/A1.7 $105.26
5/28/20214,200 shares $433,482.00 -25.0%N/A0.1 $103.21
5/14/20215,600 shares $545,440.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $97.40
4/30/20215,600 shares $585,256.00 -57.3%N/A0.1 $104.51
4/15/202113,100 shares $1.35 million -14.9%N/A0.3 $102.82
3/31/202115,400 shares $1.47 million No ChangeN/A0.3 $95.47
3/15/202115,400 shares $1.50 million +9.2%N/A0.3 $97.38
2/26/202114,100 shares $1.38 million -11.9%N/A0.3 $97.89
2/12/202116,000 shares $1.68 million +18.5%N/A0.3 $104.92
1/29/202113,500 shares $1.32 million +4.7%N/A0.2 $97.63
1/15/202112,900 shares $1.29 million -43.4%N/A0.2 $99.98
12/31/202022,800 shares $2.20 million +5.1%N/A0.4 $96.55
12/15/202021,700 shares $2.04 million -17.5%N/A0.4 $94.10
11/30/202026,300 shares $2.40 million -68.4%N/A0.5 $91.38
11/15/202083,300 shares $7.34 million +350.3%N/A1.5 $88.16
10/30/202018,500 shares $1.57 million -55.0%N/A0.4 $84.71
10/15/202041,100 shares $3.65 million +106.5%N/A0 $88.72
9/30/202019,900 shares $1.67 million +17.8%N/A0.4 $83.97
9/15/202041,500 shares $3.46 million +145.6%N/A1 $83.36
8/31/202016,900 shares $1.46 million -6.1%N/A0.4 $86.46
8/14/202018,000 shares $1.49 million -20.0%N/A0.4 $82.78
7/31/202022,500 shares $1.84 million +30.8%N/A0.5 $81.95
7/15/202017,200 shares $1.36 million -29.2%N/A0.3 $78.87
6/30/202024,300 shares $1.83 million +17.4%N/A0.4 $75.16
6/15/202020,700 shares $1.52 million -14.1%N/A0.3 $73.28
5/29/202024,100 shares $1.76 million -27.8%N/A0.3 $72.86

FTC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 11,700 shares of FTC short. Learn More on First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

Is First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,700 shares, a drop of 15.2% from the previous total of 13,800 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 Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock?

Short selling FTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FTC shares are trading down $2.49 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 Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund?

A short squeeze for First Trust Large Cap 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 FTC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust Large Cap 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 FTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FTC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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