First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 5,300 shares of FXG short. Learn More on First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,300 shares, an increase of 960.0% from the previous total of 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (0.19%), Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (0.06%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (0.04%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (0.07%), First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (2.12%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (0.81%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples (6.67%), iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (0.14%), iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (0.36%), Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (0.04%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FXG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FXG shares are trading down $0.24 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 Staples 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 FXG, 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 FXG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.