Short Interest in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FSZ) Expands By 1,825.0%

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FSZ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 77 shares, an increase of 1,825.0% from the February 12th total of 4 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,082 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,082 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 24.0% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 428,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,935,000 after purchasing an additional 82,914 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 216.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 76,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,177,000 after acquiring an additional 52,346 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 259.8% in the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 36,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,784,000 after acquiring an additional 26,165 shares during the period. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 3.5% in the third quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC now owns 21,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,674,000 after acquiring an additional 735 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund by 7.3% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 16,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,131 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FSZ traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $81.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 391 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,170. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.38 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $83.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.66. First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund has a fifty-two week low of $61.24 and a fifty-two week high of $86.44.

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund Company Profile

The First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ AlphaDEX Switzerland index. The fund tracks a tiered, equal-weighted index of 40 Swiss companies selected from the NASDAQ Switzerland Index. It aims to outperform the broader market using a quant-based methodology. FSZ was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by First Trust.