First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FNY) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FNYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 36,249 shares, a drop of 39.6% from the July 15th total of 60,036 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 23,324 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ FNY opened at $105.62 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $105.81 and its 200-day moving average is $100.39. First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund has a 12-month low of $83.42 and a 12-month high of $111.06. The firm has a market cap of $596.75 million, a P/E ratio of 24.50 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FNY. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the 1st quarter valued at $403,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 62.2% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 1,955 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 5.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 52,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,953,000 after purchasing an additional 2,795 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund during the 1st quarter valued at $362,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund by 102.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after purchasing an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FNY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Mid Cap Growth index. The fund tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of mid-cap growth stocks selected by AlphaDex selection methodology from the S&P 400 Index. FNY was launched on Apr 18, 2011 and is managed by First Trust.

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