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

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXG) saw a large decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,404 shares, a decrease of 54.8% from the March 31st total of 40,727 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,476 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, reaching $64.95. 2,598 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,146. First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund has a one year low of $59.67 and a one year high of $69.50. The company has a market capitalization of $243.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.10 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a 50-day moving average of $65.27 and a 200 day moving average of $63.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund by 489.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake 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 worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter.

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.