First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:MISL – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,198 shares, an increase of 422.5% from the June 30th total of 3,866 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares […]

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXO – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 30,764 shares, a decline of 42.0% from the June 15th total of 53,010 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based […]

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FRI – Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 17,062 shares, an increase of 730.7% from the June 15th total of 2,054 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 21,485 shares, […]

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,765 shares, a growth of 1,398.7% from the June 15th total of 2,987 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 741,071 shares, […]