First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $108.72 -0.08 (-0.07%) As of 03:52 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) has a short interest of 7,000 shares, representing 0.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 600.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 27,054 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+600.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$753.69 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares8,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.08%Today's Trading Volume8,476 sharesAverage Trading Volume27,054 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average31% Short Selling First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFYX Short Interest Over TimeFYX Days to Cover Over TimeFYX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Small Cap Core 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 8/31/20257,000 shares $753.69 thousand No Change0.1%0.3 $107.67 4/15/2025600 shares $50.17 thousand -33.3%0.0%0 $83.62 3/31/2025900 shares $81.08 thousand +50.0%0.0%0 $90.09 3/15/2025600 shares $54.83 thousand -40.0%0.0%0 $91.39 2/28/20251,000 shares $96.40 thousand -91.7%0.0%0 $96.40 2/15/202512,000 shares $1.22 million -42.0%0.1%0.5 $101.79 1/31/202520,700 shares $2.13 million +135.2%N/A0.9 $102.94 1/15/20258,800 shares $901.03 thousand -74.4%N/A0.4 $102.39 12/31/202434,400 shares $3.48 million +100.0%N/A1.6 $101.06 12/15/202417,200 shares $1.84 million +8.2%N/A0.9 $106.72 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FYX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202415,900 shares $1.75 million -62.8%N/A0.9 $109.97 11/15/202442,700 shares $4.45 million +420.7%N/A2.2 $104.21 10/31/20248,200 shares $803.77 thousand +20.6%N/A0.5 $98.02 10/15/20246,800 shares $679.73 thousand -22.7%N/A0.3 $99.96 9/30/20248,800 shares $875.86 thousand +877.8%N/A0.4 $99.53 9/15/2024900 shares $87.61 thousand -90.9%N/A0 $97.34 8/31/20249,900 shares $978.32 thousand +70.7%N/A0.4 $98.82 8/15/20245,800 shares $552.51 thousand -80.1%N/A0.3 $95.26 7/31/202429,100 shares $2.92 million +519.2%N/A1.3 $100.19 7/15/20244,700 shares $449.37 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $95.61 2/15/202433,400 shares $3.06 million -41.8%N/A0.9 $91.67 1/31/202457,400 shares $5.03 million +116.6%N/A1.5 $87.68 1/15/202426,500 shares $2.32 million -37.7%N/A0.7 $87.66 12/31/202342,500 shares $3.89 million +179.6%N/A1.2 $91.56 12/15/202315,200 shares $1.37 million +166.7%N/A0.4 $90.04 11/30/20235,700 shares $469.51 thousand +72.7%N/A0.2 $82.37 11/15/20233,300 shares $271.52 thousand -50.8%N/A0.1 $82.28 10/31/20236,700 shares $507.99 thousand +204.6%N/A0.2 $75.82 10/15/20232,200 shares $171.23 thousand +120.0%N/A0.1 $77.83 9/30/20231,000 shares $80.66 thousand -72.2%N/A0 $80.66 9/15/20233,600 shares $299.09 thousand -42.9%N/A0.1 $83.08 8/31/20236,300 shares $539.03 thousand -24.1%N/A0.2 $85.56 8/15/20238,300 shares $706.67 thousand -66.5%N/A0.2 $85.14 7/31/202324,800 shares $2.20 million +20.4%N/A0.5 $88.72 7/15/202320,600 shares $1.74 million -76.4%N/A0.5 $84.50 6/30/202387,200 shares $7.17 million +789.8%N/A2 $82.26 6/15/20239,800 shares $807.52 thousand +250.0%N/A0.2 $82.40 5/31/20232,800 shares $212.77 thousand +86.7%N/A0.1 $75.99 5/15/20231,500 shares $114.93 thousand -40.0%N/A0 $76.62 4/30/20232,500 shares $196.60 thousand -10.7%N/A0.1 $78.64 4/15/20232,800 shares $222.17 thousand +115.4%N/A0.1 $79.35 3/31/20231,300 shares $104.78 thousand -74.5%N/A0 $80.60 3/15/20235,100 shares $397.60 thousand -28.2%N/A0.1 $77.96 2/28/20237,100 shares $610.46 thousand +129.0%N/A0.2 $85.98 2/15/20233,100 shares $274.75 thousand -66.7%N/A0.1 $88.63 1/31/20239,300 shares $810.12 thousand +210.0%N/A0.2 $87.11 1/15/20233,000 shares $252.90 thousand -34.8%N/A0.1 $84.30 12/30/20224,600 shares $360.87 thousand -82.1%N/A0.1 $78.45 12/15/202225,700 shares $2.03 million -37.2%N/A0.5 $79.13 11/30/202240,900 shares $3.45 million +7.9%N/A0.7 $84.30 11/15/202237,900 shares $3.17 million +77.9%N/A0.6 $83.64 10/31/202221,300 shares $1.74 million +1,675.0%N/A0.4 $81.60 10/15/20221,200 shares $89.23 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $74.36 9/30/20223,300 shares $239.94 thousand +57.1%N/A0.1 $72.71 9/15/20222,100 shares $167.98 thousand -92.3%N/A0 $79.99 8/31/202227,200 shares $2.22 million -14.2%N/A0.5 $81.61 8/15/202231,700 shares $2.81 million +217.0%N/A0.7 $88.76 7/31/202210,000 shares $845.10 thousand +69.5%N/A0.2 $84.51 7/15/20225,900 shares $456.79 thousand +1,375.0%N/A0.1 $77.42 6/30/2022400 shares $30.66 thousand -73.3%N/A0 $76.65 6/15/20221,500 shares $117.98 thousand -57.1%N/A0 $78.65 5/31/20223,500 shares $297.47 thousand +105.9%N/A0.1 $84.99 5/15/20221,700 shares $139.69 thousand -73.4%N/A0 $82.17 4/30/20226,400 shares $536.32 thousand +966.7%N/A0.1 $83.80 4/15/2022600 shares $53.32 thousand -96.0%N/A0 $88.86 3/31/202215,000 shares $1.37 million +2.7%N/A0.2 $91.57 3/15/202214,600 shares $1.30 million +403.5%N/A0.2 $89.33 2/28/20222,900 shares $264.68 thousand -58.0%N/A0 $91.27 2/15/20226,900 shares $636.18 thousand +17.0%N/A0.1 $92.20 1/31/20225,900 shares $530.94 thousand +353.9%N/A0.1 $89.99 1/15/20221,300 shares $124.46 thousand +18.2%N/A0 $95.74 12/31/20211,100 shares $106.77 thousand +22.2%N/A0 $97.06 12/15/2021900 shares $85.15 thousand -89.2%N/A0 $94.61 11/30/20218,300 shares $774.22 thousand -79.5%N/A0.2 $93.28 11/15/202140,500 shares $4.08 million +278.5%N/A1 $100.64 10/29/202110,700 shares $1.02 million +167.5%N/A0.3 $95.52 10/15/20214,000 shares $377.72 thousand -51.8%N/A0.1 $94.43 9/30/20218,300 shares $759.87 thousand +315.0%N/A0.2 $91.55 9/15/20212,000 shares $182.66 thousand +66.7%N/A0 $91.33 8/31/20211,200 shares $111.78 thousand -63.6%N/A0 $93.15 8/13/20213,300 shares $304.92 thousand +1,550.0%N/A0.1 $92.40 7/30/2021200 shares $18.24 thousand -97.9%N/A0 $91.22 7/15/20219,400 shares $843.27 thousand +46.9%N/A0.2 $89.71 6/30/20216,400 shares $596.86 thousand -82.4%N/A0.1 $93.26 6/15/202136,400 shares $3.46 million +1,155.2%N/A0.8 $95.01 5/28/20212,900 shares $273.73 thousand -77.9%N/A0.1 $94.39 5/14/202113,100 shares $1.19 million -16.0%N/A0.2 $91.21 4/30/202115,600 shares $1.46 million -54.3%N/A0.2 $93.40 4/15/202134,100 shares $3.13 million +5.3%N/A0.4 $91.80 3/31/202132,400 shares $2.92 million +8.0%N/A0.4 $89.97 3/15/202130,000 shares $2.88 million +150.0%N/A0.3 $95.97 2/26/202112,000 shares $1.06 million -34.8%N/A0.1 $88.46 2/12/202118,400 shares $1.65 million -84.2%N/A0.2 $89.87 1/29/2021116,100 shares $9.61 million +85.8%N/A1.6 $82.74 1/15/202162,500 shares $5.32 million +194.8%N/A1 $85.07 12/31/202021,200 shares $1.63 million -63.8%N/A0.4 $76.99 12/15/202058,500 shares $4.37 million -29.0%N/A1.2 $74.73 11/30/202082,400 shares $5.97 million +258.3%N/A1.8 $72.50 11/15/202023,000 shares $1.56 million +3,733.3%N/A0.6 $67.71 10/30/2020600 shares $36.02 thousand -99.5%N/A0 $60.03 10/15/2020127,600 shares $7.95 million +1,383.7%N/A0 $62.27 9/30/20208,600 shares $497.77 thousand -36.8%N/A0.2 $57.88 FYX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 7,000 shares of FYX short. 0.08% of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for First Trust Small Cap Core 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. 0.08% of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,000 shares, an increase of 600.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 Core AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.08% of First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund: Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (0.25%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (0.31%), Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (3.03%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.16%), VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF (0.17%), Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.84%), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.58%), SEI Select Small Cap ETF (0.11%), First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (0.30%), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock? Short selling FYX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FYX shares are trading down $0.28 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 Core AlphaDEX Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Small Cap Core 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 FYX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Small Cap Core 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 FYX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF Short Interest Data Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Short Interest Data Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF Short Interest Data Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Short Interest Data VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF Short Interest Data Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF Short Interest Data First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Data SEI Select Small Cap ETF Short Interest Data First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Data VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FYX) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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