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

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) saw a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 600 shares, a decrease of 93.7% from the November 30th total of 9,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Down 1.0 %

FTC traded down $1.39 on Friday, hitting $140.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,084. First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 12 month low of $106.10 and a 12 month high of $149.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.06.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.2752 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Advocates Investment Management purchased a new stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in the second quarter worth approximately $496,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 53.1% in the 2nd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 4,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 1,471 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 2,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,062,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 185,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,678,000 after purchasing an additional 2,259 shares during the period.

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).