First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) Short Interest Down 85.8% in April

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,527 shares, a decrease of 85.8% from the March 31st total of 88,405 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 56,402 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund stock traded down $0.74 during trading on Friday, reaching $87.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 40,523 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,863. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $85.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.75. The firm has a market cap of $699.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.13. First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund has a one year low of $66.03 and a one year high of $92.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FXR. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the third quarter worth $40,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $57,000. Finally, Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $61,000.

About First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Industrials Index (the Index). The Index is an enhanced index created and administered by the AMEX, which employs the AlphaDEX stock selection methodology to select stocks from the Russell 1000 Index. The AMEX constructs the Index by ranking the stocks, which are members of the Russell 1000 Index on growth factors, including 3, 6 and 12-month price appreciation, sales to price and one year-sales growth, and separately on value factors, including book value to price, cash flow to price and return on assets.