First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,900 shares of HISF short. Learn More on First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's current short interest.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, a decline of 72.1% from the previous total of 6,800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF: iShares MSCI UAE ETF (4.05%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF (1.46%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (0.29%), WisdomTree Target Range Fund (0.01%), First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF (2.51%), iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (1.19%), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (0.03%), American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (0.29%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (1.17%), Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF (0.56%),

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.

Short selling HISF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for First Trust High Income Strategic Focus 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 HISF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

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