First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) Short Interest Update

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,516 shares, an increase of 159.1% from the June 15th total of 8,689 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,838 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FXG. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 489.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $49,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 1,336.3% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA FXG traded down $0.16 on Wednesday, hitting $63.29. 20,979 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,637. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $62.10 and a 200-day moving average of $63.78. The stock has a market cap of $227.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 0.49. First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $59.67 and a 52 week high of $69.50.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

First Trust Consumer Staples 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 Consumer Staples 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.