First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) Short Interest Up 19,080.0% in September

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) saw a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 95,900 shares, an increase of 19,080.0% from the August 31st total of 500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.1 days.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ FTC opened at $130.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $123.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $122.07. First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 12-month low of $91.36 and a 12-month high of $130.96.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FTC. Iams Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,130,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 8.2% during the first quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 8,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,099,000 after buying an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 25.0% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the first quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 211.5% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 182,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,539,000 after buying an additional 124,141 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (the Fund), formerly First Trust Large Cap Growth Opportunities AlphaDEX Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the Defined Large Cap Growth Index (the Index).