First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 86,900 shares of FXD short. Learn More on First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 86,900 shares, a decline of 5.5% from the previous total of 92,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: Columbia India Consumer ETF (0.11%), Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (1.57%), VanEck Retail ETF (0.78%), SPDR S&P Retail ETF (754.69%), Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.23%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (1.59%), Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares (10.44%), Amplify Online Retail ETF (0.10%), Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (0.02%), Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (6.48%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FXD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FXD shares are trading down $0.23 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 Consumer Discretionary 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 FXD, 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 FXD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.