Short Interest in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) Grows By 983.3%

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,500 shares, an increase of 983.3% from the December 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 56.5% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 15,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,039,000 after acquiring an additional 5,602 shares in the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,671,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 4,103.6% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 46,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,130,000 after purchasing an additional 45,509 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 14,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 80.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ FTC traded up $1.74 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $138.98. 21,668 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,231. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 1.04. First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $107.32 and a 1 year high of $149.16. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $142.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $132.43.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.2752 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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).