First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXZ – Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,242 shares, a decrease of 48.6% from the August 31st total of 23,816 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 29,656 shares, the […]

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,382 shares, a growth of 2,221.8% from the August 31st total of 964 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. […]

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FDL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 354,227 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the August 15th total of 212,477 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s […]