First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $55.77 +0.14 (+0.25%) As of 06/4/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) has a short interest of 5,500 shares. This marks a 27.91% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 32,386 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+27.91%Dollar Volume Sold Short$299,805.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares3,950,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.14%Today's Trading Volume108,244 sharesAverage Trading Volume32,386 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFXZ Short Interest Over TimeFXZ Days to Cover Over TimeFXZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Materials 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 5/15/20255,500 shares $299,805.00 +27.9%N/A0.2 $54.51 4/30/20254,300 shares $229,405.00 -6.5%N/A0.1 $53.35 4/15/20254,600 shares $234,186.00 -4.2%N/A0.1 $50.91 3/14/20255,000 shares $283,100.00 +4.2%N/A0.1 $56.62 2/28/20254,800 shares $276,624.00 -59.7%N/A0.1 $57.63 2/14/202511,900 shares $708,169.00 +36.8%N/A0.3 $59.51 1/31/20258,700 shares $520,173.00 +19.2%N/A0.2 $59.79 1/15/20257,300 shares $433,839.00 -7.6%N/A0.2 $59.43 FXZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest? 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. Is First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? 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. How does First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 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%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock? 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. How does a short squeeze work against First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund? 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. How often is First Trust Materials 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 FXZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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