First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) Short Interest Update

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC - Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 9,700 shares, a decline of 14.9% from the February 13th total of 11,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 8,205 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,079,000 after buying an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 80.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,799 shares of the company's stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 4.0% in the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 14,385 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,891,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 4,103.6% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 46,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,130,000 after acquiring an additional 45,509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its position 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.

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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ:FTC traded down $0.44 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $132.77. 12,343 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,345. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.16 and a beta of 1.04. First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 1 year low of $113.13 and a 1 year high of $149.16. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $141.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.58.

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).