First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,500 shares of FXZ short. Learn More on First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,500 shares, an increase of 27.9% from the previous total of 4,300 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 Materials AlphaDEX Fund: iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.43%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.18%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.07%), Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (1.41%), VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (0.76%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.06%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (10.24%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (7.26%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.09%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (4.19%),

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 Co. ($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 FXZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FXZ shares are trading up $0.14 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 Materials 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 FXZ, 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 FXZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.