First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.98 -0.31 (-0.77%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrends First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) has a short interest of 2,200 shares. This marks a -45.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 11,880 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-45.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$86,702.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares1,600,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.14%Today's Trading Volume2,611 sharesAverage Trading Volume11,880 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average22% Short Selling First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFKU Short Interest Over TimeFKU Days to Cover Over TimeFKU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20252,200 shares $86,702.00 -45.0%N/A0.2 $39.41 1/15/20254,000 shares $149,320.00 -4.8%N/A0.3 $37.33 12/31/20244,200 shares $159,936.00 +50.0%N/A0.4 $38.08 12/15/20242,800 shares $110,264.00 -57.6%N/A0.3 $39.38 11/30/20246,600 shares $263,076.00 -8.3%N/A0.7 $39.86 11/15/20247,200 shares $279,216.00 +33.3%N/A0.7 $38.78 10/31/20245,400 shares $213,786.00 +3.9%N/A0.5 $39.59 10/15/20245,200 shares $210,704.00 -69.9%N/A0.5 $40.52 9/30/202417,300 shares $723,659.00 -10.4%N/A1.9 $41.83 9/15/202419,300 shares $788,119.36 +29.5%N/A2.2 $40.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FKU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202414,900 shares $608,218.00 +84.0%N/A1.4 $40.82 8/15/20248,100 shares $321,084.00 +14.1%N/A1 $39.64 7/31/20247,100 shares $282,509.00 -9.0%N/A0.8 $39.79 7/15/20247,800 shares $307,554.00 No ChangeN/A1.2 $39.43 11/30/2023100 shares $3,487.00 -50.0%N/A0 $34.87 11/15/2023200 shares $6,820.00 -99.1%N/A0.1 $34.10 10/31/202322,600 shares $701,885.94 -0.9%N/A6.8 $31.06 10/15/202322,800 shares $728,460.00 +3,700.0%N/A7.9 $31.95 9/30/2023600 shares $19,506.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $32.51 9/15/2023300 shares $10,229.28 No ChangeN/A0.1 $34.10 8/31/2023300 shares $10,187.40 -87.5%N/A0.1 $33.96 8/15/20232,400 shares $81,096.00 +1,100.0%N/A0.7 $33.79 7/31/2023200 shares $7,074.00 -99.4%N/A0.1 $35.37 7/15/202335,300 shares $1.22 million +42.9%N/A10.4 $34.51 6/30/202324,700 shares $823,251.00 -1.2%N/A12.4 $33.33 6/15/202325,000 shares $869,250.00 +65.6%N/A12.5 $34.77 5/31/202315,100 shares $502,075.00 +19.8%N/A4.1 $33.25 5/15/202312,600 shares $441,000.00 -75.1%N/A3.1 $35.00 4/30/202350,500 shares $1.78 million -50.4%N/A11.7 $35.28 4/15/2023101,900 shares $3.55 million +81.3%N/A13.8 $34.79 3/31/202356,200 shares $1.90 million +161.4%N/A6.8 $33.85 3/15/202321,500 shares $687,570.00 -74.2%N/A1.7 $31.98 2/28/202383,400 shares $2.88 million +20,750.0%N/A7 $34.55 2/15/2023400 shares $13,880.00 -69.2%N/A0 $34.70 1/31/20231,300 shares $45,292.00 -98.3%N/A0.1 $34.84 1/15/202375,400 shares $2.60 million +242.7%N/A8.3 $34.44 12/30/202222,000 shares $696,614.60 -70.9%N/A2.2 $31.66 12/15/202275,700 shares $2.42 million +95.1%N/A7.5 $31.92 11/30/202238,800 shares $1.25 million -22.2%N/A4.1 $32.20 11/15/202249,900 shares $1.53 million -21.0%N/A1.7 $30.60$5,000 DOGE check? 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The media was quick to dub it a DOGE Dividend, with claims circulating that we could all receive a $5,000 check in the mail.Everything you need to know is right here. 10/31/202263,200 shares $1.77 million -29.9%N/A2.2 $28.07 10/15/202290,200 shares $2.35 million No ChangeN/A3.1 $26.05 9/30/202217,300 shares $463,640.00 -42.9%N/A0.6 $26.80 9/15/202230,300 shares $883,851.00 -43.3%N/A1 $29.17 8/31/202253,400 shares $1.60 million +14.6%N/A1.9 $29.99 8/15/202246,600 shares $1.56 million +130.7%N/A5.1 $33.52 7/31/202220,200 shares $677,104.00 -6.9%N/A2 $33.52 7/15/202221,700 shares $665,973.00 -59.7%N/A2.1 $30.69 6/30/202253,900 shares $1.70 million +13,375.0%N/A5.2 $31.57 6/15/2022400 shares $13,268.00 -63.6%N/A0 $33.17 5/31/20221,100 shares $39,798.00 -93.4%N/A0.1 $36.18 5/15/202216,700 shares $573,144.00 +40.3%N/A1.6 $34.32 4/30/202211,900 shares $435,302.00 -64.5%N/A1.2 $36.58 4/15/202233,500 shares $1.30 million +61.1%N/A2.9 $38.67 3/31/202220,800 shares $801,424.00 +1,500.0%N/A1.8 $38.53 3/15/20221,300 shares $49,283.00 -64.9%N/A0.1 $37.91 2/28/20223,700 shares $147,075.00 +3,600.0%N/A0.3 $39.75 2/15/2022100 shares $4,221.00 -96.7%N/A0 $42.21 1/31/20223,000 shares $126,270.00 +1,400.0%N/A0.3 $42.09 1/15/2022200 shares $8,660.00 -96.7%N/A0 $43.30 12/31/20216,000 shares $264,840.00 +185.7%N/A0.8 $44.14 12/15/20212,100 shares $88,347.00 -16.0%N/A0.3 $42.07 11/30/20212,500 shares $104,800.00 -63.2%N/A0.3 $41.92 11/15/20216,800 shares $296,480.00 +88.9%N/A0.8 $43.60 10/29/20213,600 shares $156,096.00 +111.8%N/A0.1 $43.36 10/15/20211,700 shares $73,678.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $43.34 9/30/20217,300 shares $306,746.00 -15.1%N/A0.2 $42.02 9/15/20218,600 shares $382,356.00 -33.3%N/A0.3 $44.46 8/31/202112,900 shares $579,597.00 +1,190.0%N/A0.5 $44.93 8/13/20211,000 shares $45,060.00 No ChangeN/A0 $45.06 1/15/20217,800 shares $311,376.00 No ChangeN/A2.7 $39.92 FKU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 2,200 shares of FKU short. Learn More on First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,200 shares, a drop of 45.0% from the previous total of 4,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund: First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (0.10%), Principal Value ETF (0.08%), First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (0.03%), First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (0.04%), First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (0.36%), Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (0.49%), First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.01%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.83%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.21%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.15%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund stock? Short selling FKU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FKU shares are trading down $0.31 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FKU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FKU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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