First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:AFMC) Short Interest Down 27.7% in March

Posted by Patrick Bannon on Apr 17th, 2026

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:AFMC – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,324 shares, a decrease of 27.7% from the March 15th total of 1,831 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,256 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of AFMC stock opened at $37.72 on Friday. First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $27.94 and a 12 month high of $37.95. The stock has a market cap of $147.11 million, a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.32.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AFMC. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF by 21.2% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 813 shares in the last quarter.

About First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF

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The First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in mid cap equity. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of factor-focused US mid-cap companies seeking capital appreciation. AFMC was launched on Dec 3, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.