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

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FTC) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,500 shares, an increase of 983.3% from the December 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC increased its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,436,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,671,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Trading Up 1.3 %

FTC stock traded up $1.74 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $138.98. The stock had a trading volume of 21,668 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,231. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $142.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $132.43. First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 1-year low of $107.32 and a 1-year high of $149.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 1.04.

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.2752 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th.

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).