Short Interest in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) Rises By 85.7%

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXR) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,311 shares, a growth of 85.7% from the December 31st total of 4,475 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 173,530 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 173,530 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FXR. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in the third quarter worth about $40,000.

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of FXR stock traded down $0.55 on Friday, reaching $85.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 56,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 129,345. The company has a market capitalization of $767.97 million, a P/E ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.16. First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund has a 12-month low of $60.01 and a 12-month high of $88.28. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.41.

About First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

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.