First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FNX) Short Interest Up 18.5% in February

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FNX - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,900 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the February 13th total of 9,200 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 27,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock traded down $0.55 on Friday, reaching $109.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 14,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,187. First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund has a 52 week low of $104.42 and a 52 week high of $127.98. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $116.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $117.56. The company has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FNX. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 953 shares of the company's stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund by 53.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,424 shares of the company's stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new position in First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $205,000.

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First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of US mid-cap equities selected using both growth and value screens. FNX was launched on May 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.