First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) Short Interest Down 98.9% in December

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,475 shares, a decline of 98.9% from the December 15th total of 408,523 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,928 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 43,928 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 88,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,289 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $776,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund by 287.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $530,000 after purchasing an additional 5,039 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its holdings in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund by 83.5% in the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 38,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,994,000 after purchasing an additional 17,452 shares during the period. Finally, Prosperity Consulting Group LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund by 1.1% in the third quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 15,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,240,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund stock traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $86.44. 136,739 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 185,315. The firm has a market capitalization of $821.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.16. First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund has a fifty-two week low of $60.01 and a fifty-two week high of $86.47. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.32 and its 200-day moving average is $78.50.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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.