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First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (FCAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$49.93 +0.13 (+0.26%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF Short Interest Data

First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (FCAL) has a short interest of 18,300 shares. This marks a 72.64% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 23,547 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+72.64%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$907,863.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
5,250,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.35%
Today's Trading Volume
13,973 shares
Average Trading Volume
23,547 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
59%
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FCAL Days to Cover Over Time

FCAL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202418,300 shares $907,863.00 +72.6%N/A0.9 $49.61
10/15/202410,600 shares $530,954.00 -6.2%N/A0.4 $50.09
9/30/202411,300 shares $567,034.00 -33.9%N/A0.5 $50.18
9/15/202417,100 shares $859,360.50 +210.9%N/A0.8 $50.26
8/31/20245,500 shares $274,835.00 -88.3%N/A0.2 $49.97
8/15/202446,800 shares $2.34 million -22.9%N/A2 $49.99
7/31/202460,700 shares $3.02 million +129.1%N/A2.8 $49.74
7/15/202426,500 shares $1.32 million -12.0%N/A1.3 $49.70
6/30/202430,100 shares $1.49 million -68.7%N/A1.5 $49.52
6/15/202496,200 shares $4.78 million +37.4%N/A4.3 $49.71
5/31/202470,000 shares $3.43 million +51.2%N/A2.8 $48.93
5/15/202446,300 shares $2.30 million +0.2%N/A1.8 $49.59
4/30/202446,200 shares $2.27 million +106.3%N/A1.8 $49.10
4/15/202422,400 shares $1.10 million -57.0%N/A0.9 $49.32
3/31/202452,100 shares $2.59 million +53.2%N/A2.1 $49.65
3/15/202434,000 shares $1.69 million -5.3%N/A0.9 $49.83
2/29/202435,900 shares $1.79 million +17.3%N/A1 $49.77
2/15/202430,600 shares $1.52 million -49.3%N/A0.8 $49.64
1/31/202460,400 shares $3.01 million +47.7%N/A1.7 $49.80
1/15/202440,900 shares $2.04 million +49.3%N/A1.1 $49.91
12/31/202327,400 shares $1.37 million -61.6%N/A0.8 $49.91
12/15/202371,400 shares $3.55 million +372.9%N/A3.2 $49.78
11/30/202315,100 shares $737,635.00 +4.9%N/A0.9 $48.85
11/15/202314,400 shares $688,176.00 -69.3%N/A1 $47.79
10/31/202346,900 shares $2.19 million +58.5%N/A3 $46.64
10/15/202329,600 shares $1.41 million +322.9%N/A2 $47.56
9/30/20237,000 shares $330,680.00 -84.5%N/A0.5 $47.24
9/15/202345,200 shares $2.18 million -40.0%N/A3.1 $48.17
8/31/202375,300 shares $3.63 million -2.5%N/A4.9 $48.20
8/15/202377,200 shares $3.77 million +45.9%N/A3.9 $48.81
7/31/202352,900 shares $2.59 million +23.9%N/A2.8 $49.05
7/15/202342,700 shares $2.09 million -17.6%N/A2.3 $49.00
6/30/202351,800 shares $2.54 million +272.7%N/A2.7 $48.99
6/15/202313,900 shares $679,640.50 -90.5%N/A0.7 $48.90
5/31/2023146,500 shares $7.13 million +155.2%N/A7.8 $48.68
5/15/202357,400 shares $2.83 million +27.3%N/A3.9 $49.25
4/30/202345,100 shares $2.22 million -30.2%N/A2.8 $49.19
4/15/202364,600 shares $3.21 million +36.6%N/A4.1 $49.62
3/31/202347,300 shares $2.33 million -60.1%N/A3 $49.23
3/15/2023118,600 shares $5.82 million +70.7%N/A7.7 $49.04
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2/28/202369,500 shares $3.38 million -52.0%N/A4.3 $48.58
2/15/2023144,800 shares $7.14 million +3,267.4%N/A8.6 $49.34
1/31/20234,300 shares $213,667.00 -88.7%N/A0.2 $49.69
1/15/202338,000 shares $1.87 million -67.7%N/A1.6 $49.23
12/30/2022117,500 shares $5.69 million +8,292.9%N/A4.8 $48.39
12/15/20221,400 shares $68,558.00 -81.1%N/A0.1 $48.97
11/30/20227,400 shares $358,456.00 -93.9%N/A0.3 $48.44
11/15/2022122,000 shares $5.80 million -43.6%N/A4.8 $47.55
10/31/2022216,400 shares $10.03 million +258.9%N/A8.6 $46.37
10/15/202260,300 shares $2.86 million No ChangeN/A3.2 $47.38
9/30/2022800 shares $37,456.00 -97.8%N/A0 $46.82
9/15/202236,300 shares $1.75 million +157.5%N/A2.2 $48.11
8/31/202214,100 shares $686,670.00 -83.3%N/A0.9 $48.70
8/15/202284,600 shares $4.21 million -19.2%N/A5.2 $49.74
7/31/2022104,700 shares $5.19 million -14.7%N/A5.8 $49.57
7/15/2022122,800 shares $6.04 million +2,406.1%N/A5.1 $49.16
6/30/20224,900 shares $237,062.00 -61.7%N/A0.2 $48.38
6/15/202212,800 shares $614,912.00 +412.0%N/A0.5 $48.04
5/31/20222,500 shares $123,750.00 +19.1%N/A0.1 $49.50
5/15/20222,100 shares $101,073.00 +2,000.0%N/A0.1 $48.13
4/30/2022100 shares $4,905.00 -97.2%N/A0 $49.05
4/15/20223,600 shares $180,576.00 +71.4%N/A0.2 $50.16
3/31/20222,100 shares $106,995.00 -92.3%N/A0.1 $50.95
3/15/202227,300 shares $1.41 million +2.3%N/A1.9 $51.59
2/28/202226,700 shares $1.41 million -14.4%N/A2.5 $52.69
2/15/202231,200 shares $1.64 million +387.5%N/A3.3 $52.68
1/31/20226,400 shares $339,968.00 -59.2%N/A0.7 $53.12
1/15/202215,700 shares $852,353.00 +1,862.5%N/A1.8 $54.29
12/31/2021800 shares $43,792.00 -94.8%N/A0.1 $54.74
12/15/202115,400 shares $843,458.00 +140.6%N/A1.8 $54.77
11/30/20216,400 shares $350,240.00 +73.0%N/A0.7 $54.73
11/15/20213,700 shares $202,242.00 -11.9%N/A0.4 $54.66
10/29/20214,200 shares $228,144.00 -75.0%N/A0.4 $54.32
10/15/202116,800 shares $915,096.00 -34.6%N/A1.9 $54.47
9/30/202125,700 shares $1.40 million +252.1%N/A3 $54.52
9/15/20217,300 shares $402,230.00 +82.5%N/A0.9 $55.10
8/31/20214,000 shares $220,520.00 -39.4%N/A0.5 $55.13
8/13/20216,600 shares $364,848.00 -15.4%N/A0.7 $55.28
7/30/20217,800 shares $432,120.00 +16.4%N/A0.8 $55.40
7/15/20216,700 shares $371,247.00 -60.6%N/A0.7 $55.41
6/30/202117,000 shares $936,105.00 +794.7%N/A1.9 $55.07
6/15/20211,900 shares $105,051.00 -89.1%N/A0.2 $55.29
5/28/202117,400 shares $952,476.00 -19.1%N/A2.4 $54.74
5/14/202121,500 shares $1.17 million +305.7%N/A3.1 $54.46
4/30/20215,300 shares $288,717.50 -31.2%N/A0.6 $54.48
4/15/20217,700 shares $418,187.00 -24.5%N/A0.7 $54.31
3/31/202110,200 shares $550,035.00 +363.6%N/A0.9 $53.93
3/15/20212,200 shares $118,844.00 +46.7%N/A0.2 $54.02
2/26/20211,500 shares $80,385.00 -86.7%N/A0.1 $53.59
2/12/202111,300 shares $619,579.00 +98.3%N/A1 $54.83
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1/29/20215,700 shares $310,393.50 -68.5%N/A0.8 $54.46
1/15/202118,100 shares $982,015.50 +15.3%N/A2.5 $54.26
12/31/202015,700 shares $851,097.00 +96.3%N/A2.7 $54.21
12/15/20208,000 shares $432,280.00 +105.1%N/A1.3 $54.04
11/30/20203,900 shares $209,118.00 -71.3%N/A0.7 $53.62
11/15/202013,600 shares $725,152.00 +403.7%N/A2.3 $53.32
10/30/20202,700 shares $142,317.00 -87.8%N/A0.5 $52.71
10/15/202022,200 shares $1.17 million -19.0%N/A0 $52.74
9/30/202027,400 shares $1.45 million +246.8%N/A4.6 $52.80
9/15/20208,300 shares $438,821.00 +5.1%N/A1.4 $52.87
8/31/20207,900 shares $416,725.00 -8.1%N/A1.2 $52.75
8/14/20208,600 shares $458,724.00 +104.8%N/A1.2 $53.34
7/31/20204,200 shares $223,230.00 -55.3%N/A0.6 $53.15
7/15/20209,400 shares $493,500.00 +51.6%N/A1.2 $52.50
6/30/20206,200 shares $322,648.00 -83.2%N/A0.8 $52.04
6/15/202036,900 shares $1.92 million +48.2%N/A3.4 $52.01
5/29/202024,900 shares $1.27 million -16.7%N/A1.7 $51.09
5/15/202029,900 shares $1.52 million -29.3%N/A1.9 $50.68
4/30/202042,300 shares $2.10 million +8.2%N/A2.6 $49.58
4/15/202039,100 shares $1.99 million +1,761.9%N/A2.4 $50.91
3/31/20202,100 shares $104,895.00 -68.7%N/A0.1 $49.95
3/13/20206,700 shares $338,685.00 -75.9%N/A0.3 $50.55
2/28/202027,800 shares $1.31 million +164.8%N/A2.9 $47.23
2/14/202010,500 shares $569,730.00 -69.8%N/A1.2 $54.26
1/31/202034,800 shares $1.92 million -10.3%N/A4.9 $55.04
1/15/202038,800 shares $2.11 million +157.0%N/A5.2 $54.37
12/31/201915,100 shares $816,759.00 +459.3%N/A2.1 $54.09

FCAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 18,300 shares of FCAL short. Learn More on First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FCAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's short interest ratio.

Is First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,300 shares, an increase of 72.6% from the previous total of 10,600 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF: BlackRock Short-Term California Muni Bond ETF (0.57%), First Trust Municipal High Income ETF (0.36%), and First Trust Managed Municipal ETF (0.39%).

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF stock?

Short selling FCAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF as its price is falling. FCAL shares are trading up $0.13 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF?

A short squeeze for First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FCAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FCAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:FCAL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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