First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $55.39 -0.98 (-1.74%) As of 08/15/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) has a short interest of 13,300 shares. This marks a -17.39% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 46,962 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-17.39%Dollar Volume Sold Short$744.80 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,050,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.65%Today's Trading Volume8,339 sharesAverage Trading Volume46,962 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average18% Short Selling First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartQABA Short Interest Over TimeQABA Days to Cover Over TimeQABA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202513,300 shares $744.80 thousand -17.4%N/A0.4 $56.00 6/30/202516,100 shares $872.62 thousand -51.5%0.7%0.5 $54.20 6/15/202533,200 shares $1.73 million +50.2%1.7%1 $52.05 5/31/202522,100 shares $1.16 million -23.8%1.1%0.7 $52.70 5/15/202529,000 shares $1.58 million -2.7%1.5%0.8 $54.63 4/30/202529,800 shares $1.51 million -10.0%N/A0.5 $50.56 4/15/202533,100 shares $1.58 million -56.2%1.7%0.6 $47.81 3/31/202575,500 shares $3.95 million +188.2%3.1%1.1 $52.28 3/15/202526,200 shares $1.38 million -32.0%1.2%0.5 $52.65 2/28/202538,500 shares $2.17 million +7.2%1.8%0.8 $56.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QABA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202535,900 shares $2.07 million +99.4%1.6%0.7 $57.76 1/31/202518,000 shares $1.03 million -67.2%N/A0.5 $57.49 1/15/202554,900 shares $3.08 million +1,468.6%N/A1.8 $56.15 12/31/20243,500 shares $194.43 thousand +16.7%N/A0.2 $55.55 12/15/20243,000 shares $179.58 thousand -89.1%N/A0.2 $59.86 11/30/202427,600 shares $1.71 million +1,154.6%N/A1.7 $61.81 11/15/20242,200 shares $133.58 thousand -74.1%N/A0.1 $60.72 10/31/20248,500 shares $458.92 thousand +4.9%N/A0.5 $53.99 10/15/20248,100 shares $444.20 thousand +2.5%N/A0.3 $54.84 9/30/20247,900 shares $417.82 thousand -23.3%N/A0.3 $52.89 9/15/202410,300 shares $543.57 thousand +17.1%N/A0.4 $52.77 8/31/20248,800 shares $479.42 thousand -81.6%N/A0.3 $54.48 8/15/202447,900 shares $2.43 million +44.7%N/A1.6 $50.73 7/31/202433,100 shares $1.82 million +335.5%N/A1.4 $54.97 7/15/20247,600 shares $382.51 thousand +406.7%N/A0.7 $50.33 6/30/20241,500 shares $68.99 thousand +114.3%N/A0.1 $45.99 6/15/2024700 shares $30.32 thousand -12.5%N/A0.1 $43.31 5/31/2024800 shares $36.16 thousand +60.0%N/A0.1 $45.21 5/15/2024500 shares $23.56 thousand -87.5%N/A0 $47.11 4/30/20244,000 shares $175.84 thousand +900.0%N/A0.2 $43.96 4/15/2024400 shares $17.24 thousand +33.3%N/A0 $43.09 3/31/202456,400 shares $2.62 million +11,180.0%N/A0.7 $46.54 3/15/2024500 shares $22.08 thousand -97.9%N/A0 $44.17 2/29/202423,800 shares $1.07 million +120.4%N/A0.7 $45.08 2/15/202410,800 shares $504.04 thousand -67.2%N/A0.4 $46.67 1/31/202432,900 shares $1.54 million +28.0%N/A1.3 $46.79 1/15/202425,700 shares $1.22 million +99.2%N/A1 $47.54 12/31/202312,900 shares $642.87 thousand +12.2%N/A0.6 $49.83 12/15/202311,500 shares $573.85 thousand +3.6%N/A0.5 $49.90 11/30/202311,100 shares $473.53 thousand -66.7%N/A0.9 $42.66Cover all your expenses with just $118,000 invested? 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Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 13,300 shares of QABA short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,300 shares, a drop of 17.4% from the previous total of 16,100 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 NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund: Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (1.63%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (0.38%), Themes Global Systemically Important Banks ETF (4.36%), Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF (0.60%), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.23%), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (1.13%), Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (0.86%), iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (0.28%), and Invesco KBW Bank ETF (10.88%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock? Short selling QABA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund as its price is falling. QABA shares are trading down $0.98 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 NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund 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 QABA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund'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 QABA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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