First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $77.98 -1.98 (-2.48%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.00 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) has a short interest of 48,700 shares. This marks a 206.29% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 39,813 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest48,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+206.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.87 millionShort Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares5,700,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.85%Today's Trading Volume18,444 sharesAverage Trading Volume39,813 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average46% Short Selling First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFYC Short Interest Over TimeFYC Days to Cover Over TimeFYC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202548,700 shares $3.87 million +206.3%N/A1.7 $79.47 6/30/202515,900 shares $1.27 million -24.6%0.3%0.6 $79.58 6/15/202521,100 shares $1.59 million -1.4%0.4%0.7 $75.17 5/31/202521,400 shares $1.58 million -71.9%0.4%0.6 $73.97 5/15/202576,100 shares $5.64 million +358.4%1.3%1.7 $74.13 4/30/202516,600 shares $1.14 million +115.6%N/A0.4 $68.42 4/15/20257,700 shares $505.85 thousand -50.0%0.1%0.2 $65.70 3/31/202515,400 shares $1.06 million -29.7%0.3%0.3 $68.80 3/15/202521,900 shares $1.53 million +62.2%0.4%0.4 $69.91 2/28/202513,500 shares $1.00 million -8.2%0.2%0.2 $74.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FYC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202514,700 shares $1.17 million +51.6%0.2%0.3 $79.28 1/31/20259,700 shares $768.63 thousand -39.8%N/A0.2 $79.24 1/15/202516,100 shares $1.26 million +250.0%N/A0.3 $78.53 12/31/20244,600 shares $356.18 thousand -89.9%N/A0.1 $77.43 12/15/202445,700 shares $3.72 million +113.6%N/A1.2 $81.37 11/30/202421,400 shares $1.81 million -7.0%N/A0.7 $84.64 11/15/202423,000 shares $1.81 million +505.3%N/A0.9 $78.66 10/31/20243,800 shares $282.57 thousand -82.2%N/A0.2 $74.36 10/15/202421,300 shares $1.60 million +26.8%N/A1 $75.29 9/30/202416,800 shares $1.25 million +95.4%N/A0.8 $74.37 9/15/20248,600 shares $626.25 thousand -65.9%N/A0.4 $72.82 8/31/202425,200 shares $1.83 million +530.0%N/A1.3 $72.61 8/15/20244,000 shares $278.36 thousand -89.4%N/A0.2 $69.59 7/31/202437,600 shares $2.68 million +1,404.0%N/A2.5 $71.34 7/15/20242,500 shares $174.93 thousand +316.7%N/A0.2 $69.97 6/30/2024600 shares $39.53 thousand -71.4%N/A0.1 $65.89 6/15/20242,100 shares $136.56 thousand +75.0%N/A0.2 $65.03 5/31/20241,200 shares $80.42 thousand +33.3%N/A0.1 $67.02 5/15/2024900 shares $60.74 thousand -25.0%N/A0.1 $67.49 4/30/20241,200 shares $75.25 thousand -84.0%N/A0.1 $62.71 4/15/20247,500 shares $464.03 thousand +2,400.0%N/A0.5 $61.87 3/31/2024300 shares $19.71 thousand -96.8%N/A0 $65.70 3/15/20249,400 shares $590.23 thousand -60.0%N/A0.3 $62.79 2/29/202423,500 shares $1.51 million +389.6%N/A0.7 $64.24 2/15/20244,800 shares $310.85 thousand -77.1%N/A0.1 $64.76 1/31/202421,000 shares $1.27 million +15.4%N/A0.7 $60.53 1/15/202418,200 shares $1.10 million -23.5%N/A0.4 $60.37 12/31/202323,800 shares $1.50 million +495.0%N/A0.7 $62.92 12/15/20234,000 shares $246.64 thousand +11.1%N/A0.1 $61.66 11/30/20233,600 shares $206.93 thousand -76.8%N/A0.1 $57.48REVEALED FREE: Our top 3 stocks to own in 2025 and beyond (Ad)Every time Weiss Ratings flashed green like this, the average gain on each and every stock has been 303% (including the losers!). Click here for the names of our three top stocks to own this year (no purchase necessary). 11/15/202315,500 shares $881.02 thousand +181.8%N/A0.5 $56.84 10/31/20235,500 shares $288.09 thousand -66.3%N/A0.1 $52.38 10/15/202316,300 shares $882.65 thousand +37.0%N/A0.7 $54.15 9/30/202311,900 shares $670.68 thousand +138.0%N/A0.5 $56.36 9/15/20235,000 shares $292.85 thousand +66.7%N/A0.2 $58.57 8/31/20233,000 shares $181.71 thousand +76.5%N/A0.1 $60.57 8/15/20231,700 shares $102.05 thousand +54.6%N/A0.1 $60.03 7/31/20231,100 shares $70.27 thousand -45.0%N/A0.1 $63.88 7/15/20232,000 shares $123.48 thousand -35.5%N/A0.1 $61.74 6/30/20233,100 shares $186.65 thousand +47.6%N/A0.2 $60.21 6/15/20232,100 shares $126.25 thousand +133.3%N/A0.1 $60.12 5/31/2023900 shares $50.36 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $55.95 5/15/20231,800 shares $101.57 thousand +157.1%N/A0.1 $56.43 4/30/2023700 shares $39.51 thousand -97.8%N/A0.1 $56.44 4/15/202332,200 shares $1.85 million -6.7%N/A2.4 $57.39 3/31/202334,500 shares $2.00 million -9.5%N/A2.5 $57.85 3/15/202338,100 shares $2.11 million +12,600.0%N/A1.8 $55.41 2/28/2023300 shares $17.90 thousand -40.0%N/A0 $59.66 2/15/2023500 shares $30.78 thousand -86.8%N/A0 $61.56 1/31/20233,800 shares $229.41 thousand +442.9%N/A0.1 $60.37 1/15/2023700 shares $41.54 thousand -87.3%N/A0 $59.34 12/30/20225,500 shares $304.04 thousand -84.5%N/A0.2 $55.28 12/15/202235,400 shares $1.99 million +510.3%N/A1.4 $56.28 11/30/20225,800 shares $346.26 thousand -77.1%N/A0.2 $59.70 11/15/202225,300 shares $1.51 million +4.1%N/A1.2 $59.80 10/31/202224,300 shares $1.44 million -36.2%N/A1.3 $59.28 10/15/202238,100 shares $2.06 million No ChangeN/A2.2 $54.07 9/30/20227,000 shares $377.23 thousand +62.8%N/A0.4 $53.89 9/15/20224,300 shares $254.69 thousand -54.7%N/A0.3 $59.23 8/31/20229,500 shares $566.11 thousand +206.5%N/A0.6 $59.59 8/15/20223,100 shares $200.88 thousand +93.8%N/A0.2 $64.80 7/31/20221,600 shares $96.34 thousand +128.6%N/A0.1 $60.21 7/15/2022700 shares $38.44 thousand -85.4%N/A0 $54.91 6/30/20224,800 shares $259.97 thousand -52.5%N/A0.2 $54.16 6/15/202210,100 shares $553.88 thousand +320.8%N/A0.4 $54.84 5/31/20222,400 shares $142.61 thousand +4.4%N/A0.1 $59.42 5/15/20222,300 shares $132.34 thousand -28.1%N/A0.1 $57.54 4/30/20223,200 shares $192.25 thousand -73.6%N/A0.1 $60.08 4/15/202212,100 shares $790.74 thousand +348.2%N/A0.2 $65.35 3/31/20222,700 shares $184.49 thousand -3.6%N/A0 $68.33 3/15/20222,800 shares $179.51 thousand -62.7%N/A0.1 $64.11 2/28/20227,500 shares $502.73 thousand +44.2%N/A0.1 $67.03 2/15/20225,200 shares $353.70 thousand +6.1%N/A0.1 $68.02 1/31/20224,900 shares $323.55 thousand -41.0%N/A0.1 $66.03 1/15/20228,300 shares $580.17 thousand +2.5%N/A0.2 $69.90 12/31/20218,100 shares $603.94 thousand -66.8%N/A0.2 $74.56 12/15/202124,400 shares $1.77 million +3.4%N/A0.6 $72.59 11/30/202123,600 shares $1.73 million -4.1%N/A0.7 $73.43 11/15/202124,600 shares $1.96 million +15.5%N/A0.7 $79.61 10/29/202121,300 shares $1.61 million +73.2%N/A0.6 $75.48REVEALED FREE: Our top 3 stocks to own in 2025 and beyond (Ad)Every time Weiss Ratings flashed green like this, the average gain on each and every stock has been 303% (including the losers!). Click here for the names of our three top stocks to own this year (no purchase necessary). 10/15/202112,300 shares $901.59 thousand -41.7%N/A0.3 $73.30 9/30/202121,100 shares $1.51 million +205.8%N/A0.5 $71.59 9/15/20216,900 shares $497.21 thousand -34.9%N/A0.2 $72.06 8/31/202110,600 shares $775.79 thousand +29.3%N/A0.3 $73.19 8/13/20218,200 shares $585.81 thousand +13.9%N/A0.2 $71.44 7/30/20217,200 shares $512.42 thousand -67.1%N/A0.2 $71.17 7/15/202121,900 shares $1.52 million +135.5%N/A0.4 $69.22 6/30/20219,300 shares $681.50 thousand -67.8%N/A0.2 $73.28 6/15/202128,900 shares $2.10 million +425.5%N/A0.6 $72.71 5/28/20215,500 shares $392.15 thousand -58.3%N/A0.1 $71.30 5/14/202113,200 shares $876.74 thousand +43.5%N/A0.2 $66.42 4/30/20219,200 shares $656.42 thousand -75.4%N/A0.1 $71.35 4/15/202137,400 shares $2.63 million +246.3%N/A0.5 $70.39 3/31/202110,800 shares $739.15 thousand -90.0%N/A0.1 $68.44 3/15/2021108,000 shares $8.01 million +194.3%N/A1.2 $74.15 2/26/202136,700 shares $2.59 million +162.1%N/A0.4 $70.49 2/12/202114,000 shares $1.05 million +125.8%N/A0.2 $75.07 1/29/20216,200 shares $421.64 thousand -60.5%N/A0.1 $68.01 1/15/202115,700 shares $1.09 million -71.9%N/A0.3 $69.26 12/31/202055,800 shares $3.46 million +3.3%N/A1.1 $61.99 12/15/202054,000 shares $3.20 million -20.9%N/A1.4 $59.18 11/30/202068,300 shares $3.86 million -25.0%N/A2 $56.45 11/15/202091,000 shares $4.79 million +38.5%N/A2.7 $52.66 10/30/202065,700 shares $3.18 million +563.6%N/A2 $48.39 10/15/20209,900 shares $504.92 thousand +50.0%N/A0 $51.00 9/30/20206,600 shares $310.43 thousand -83.8%N/A0.2 $47.04 9/15/202061,100 shares $2.87 million +50.1%N/A2.2 $46.99 8/31/202040,700 shares $1.95 million +5,714.3%N/A1.6 $47.95 8/14/2020700 shares $33.05 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $47.21 FYC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 48,700 shares of FYC short. Learn More on First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Small Cap 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. FYC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 48,700 shares, an increase of 206.3% from the previous total of 15,900 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 Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund: Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.70%), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.05%), First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (0.44%), Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (1.81%), Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.03%), iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (6.66%), Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (0.29%), iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (2.89%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (0.25%), Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (0.12%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock? Short selling FYC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FYC shares are trading down $1.98 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 Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Small Cap Growth 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 FYC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Small 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 FYC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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