First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $129.35 +1.62 (+1.27%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrends First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) has a short interest of 72,300 shares. This marks a 9.21% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 61,780 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest72,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest66,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$9.03 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares14,900,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.49%Today's Trading Volume91,677 sharesAverage Trading Volume61,780 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average148% Short Selling First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted 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 ChartQQEW Short Interest Over TimeQQEW Days to Cover Over TimeQQEW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted 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 12/31/202472,300 shares $9.03 million +9.2%N/A1.4 $124.96 12/15/202466,200 shares $8.68 million +17.6%N/A1.3 $131.12 11/30/202456,300 shares $7.40 million -6.9%N/A1.1 $131.51 11/15/202460,500 shares $7.63 million -24.3%N/A1.1 $126.19 10/31/202479,900 shares $9.88 million +48.0%N/A1.6 $123.69 10/15/202454,000 shares $6.84 million -27.3%N/A0.9 $126.64 9/30/202474,300 shares $9.32 million +11.4%N/A1.1 $125.45 9/15/202466,700 shares $8.20 million -6.2%N/A0.9 $123.01 8/31/202471,100 shares $8.84 million +30.7%N/A0.9 $124.37 8/15/202454,400 shares $6.66 million -2.7%N/A0.7 $122.34 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QQEW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202455,900 shares $6.87 million -17.9%N/A0.7 $122.89 7/15/202468,100 shares $8.62 million -11.8%N/A0.9 $126.56 6/30/202477,200 shares $9.52 million -13.6%N/A1 $123.29 6/15/202489,300 shares $10.97 million +23.9%N/A1.1 $122.81 5/31/202472,100 shares $8.69 million +66.1%N/A0.9 $120.51 5/15/202443,400 shares $5.33 million -68.6%N/A0.5 $122.82 4/30/2024138,100 shares $16.19 million +4.4%N/A1.2 $117.20 4/15/2024132,300 shares $15.61 million +4.2%N/A1 $118.00 3/31/202457,500 shares $7.12 million -35.4%N/A0.4 $123.90 3/15/202489,000 shares $10.76 million -7.8%N/A0.6 $120.92 2/29/202496,500 shares $11.85 million +35.9%N/A0.6 $122.84 2/15/202471,000 shares $8.65 million -57.4%N/A0.5 $121.89 1/31/2024166,500 shares $19.69 million +34.9%N/A1.1 $118.26 1/15/2024123,400 shares $14.40 million -25.4%N/A0.9 $116.70 12/31/2023165,300 shares $19.41 million +89.8%N/A1.3 $117.45 12/15/202387,100 shares $10.12 million -34.0%N/A0.7 $116.15 11/30/2023131,900 shares $14.46 million -8.5%N/A1.1 $109.61 11/15/2023144,100 shares $15.52 million +70.9%N/A1.2 $107.72 10/31/202384,300 shares $8.35 million +7.5%N/A0.7 $99.07 10/15/202378,400 shares $8.17 million +3.3%N/A0.7 $104.21 9/30/202375,900 shares $7.89 million +7.4%N/A0.6 $103.99 9/15/202370,700 shares $7.55 million -29.4%N/A0.5 $106.75 8/31/2023100,100 shares $10.88 million +355.0%N/A0.7 $108.66 8/15/202322,000 shares $2.35 million -32.5%N/A0.1 $106.61 7/31/202332,600 shares $3.66 million -5.5%N/A0.2 $112.15 7/15/202334,500 shares $3.78 million -62.5%N/A0.2 $109.64 6/30/202392,100 shares $9.85 million -37.0%N/A0.6 $106.90 6/15/2023146,100 shares $15.71 million -2.0%N/A0.9 $107.52 5/31/2023149,000 shares $15.14 million -16.5%N/A0.9 $101.58 5/15/2023178,500 shares $17.65 million +449.2%N/A1.2 $98.91Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 4/30/202332,500 shares $3.21 million -25.1%N/A0.2 $98.64 4/15/202343,400 shares $4.31 million +22.6%N/A0.3 $99.34 3/31/202335,400 shares $3.56 million -43.8%N/A0.2 $100.65 3/15/202363,000 shares $5.97 million +68.0%N/A0.5 $94.69 2/28/202337,500 shares $3.60 million -32.3%N/A0.3 $96.02 2/15/202355,400 shares $5.60 million +194.7%N/A0.4 $101.03 1/31/202318,800 shares $1.83 million -20.7%N/A0.1 $97.20 1/15/202323,700 shares $2.22 million -68.4%N/A0.2 $93.83 12/30/202274,900 shares $6.65 million +85.9%N/A0.7 $88.78 12/15/202240,300 shares $3.68 million -32.5%N/A0.4 $91.41 11/30/202259,700 shares $5.69 million +185.7%N/A0.6 $95.25 11/15/202220,900 shares $1.98 million +25.2%N/A0.2 $94.63 10/31/202216,700 shares $1.48 million -4.6%N/A0.2 $88.71 10/15/202217,500 shares $1.43 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $81.64 9/30/202225,100 shares $2.10 million +434.0%N/A0.3 $83.69 9/15/20224,700 shares $427,042.00 -84.5%N/A0.1 $90.86 8/31/202230,300 shares $2.80 million -44.7%N/A0.4 $92.29 8/15/202254,800 shares $5.60 million +953.9%N/A0.7 $102.27 7/31/20225,200 shares $502,424.00 -64.9%N/A0.1 $96.62 7/15/202214,800 shares $1.33 million -62.5%N/A0.2 $90.20 6/30/202239,500 shares $3.45 million +148.4%N/A0.5 $87.33 6/15/202215,900 shares $1.40 million -81.6%N/A0.2 $87.86 5/31/202286,400 shares $8.21 million +321.5%N/A1.2 $95.04 5/15/202220,500 shares $1.89 million +99.0%N/A0.3 $92.21 4/30/202210,300 shares $988,285.00 -32.2%N/A0.1 $95.95 4/15/202215,200 shares $1.56 million +289.7%N/A0.2 $102.96 3/31/20223,900 shares $418,392.00 -58.1%N/A0 $107.28 3/15/20229,300 shares $911,214.00 +43.1%N/A0.1 $97.98 2/28/20226,500 shares $679,445.00 -64.7%N/A0.1 $104.53 2/15/202218,400 shares $1.97 million +64.3%N/A0.2 $107.27 1/31/202211,200 shares $1.21 million -25.3%N/A0.2 $107.72 1/15/202215,000 shares $1.69 million +20.0%N/A0.2 $112.60 12/31/202112,500 shares $1.48 million -75.6%N/A0.2 $118.47 12/15/202151,200 shares $5.98 million +76.0%N/A1.1 $116.77 11/30/202129,100 shares $3.35 million +15.9%N/A0.7 $115.20 11/15/202125,100 shares $3.01 million +298.4%N/A0.6 $120.06 10/29/20216,300 shares $738,738.00 -80.1%N/A0.2 $117.26 10/15/202131,600 shares $3.61 million +332.9%N/A0.8 $114.11 9/30/20217,300 shares $812,125.00 +192.0%N/A0.2 $111.25 9/15/20212,500 shares $290,700.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $116.28 8/31/20216,000 shares $701,880.00 -27.7%N/A0.1 $116.98 8/13/20218,300 shares $950,848.00 -40.7%N/A0.2 $114.56 7/30/202114,000 shares $1.60 million -17.2%N/A0.3 $114.34 7/15/202116,900 shares $1.88 million -68.1%N/A0.3 $111.32 6/30/202153,000 shares $5.95 million +90.7%N/A0.8 $112.20 6/15/202127,800 shares $3.02 million +35.0%N/A0.4 $108.67 5/28/202120,600 shares $2.20 million -0.5%N/A0.3 $106.88 5/14/202120,700 shares $2.11 million -63.4%N/A0.2 $101.95 4/30/202156,500 shares $6.11 million +8.5%N/A0.6 $108.14 4/15/202152,100 shares $5.57 million -26.8%N/A0.5 $106.83Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 3/31/202171,200 shares $7.25 million -47.1%N/A0.7 $101.87 3/15/2021134,600 shares $13.73 million +254.2%N/A1.3 $102.04 2/26/202138,000 shares $3.86 million -57.3%N/A0.4 $101.58 2/12/202189,000 shares $9.59 million +40.8%N/A1.1 $107.77 1/29/202163,200 shares $6.45 million +129.0%N/A0.7 $102.02 1/15/202127,600 shares $2.83 million -61.1%N/A0.3 $102.61 12/31/202070,900 shares $7.13 million +128.0%N/A0.8 $100.55 12/15/202031,100 shares $3.05 million -35.7%N/A0.3 $98.15 11/30/202048,400 shares $4.64 million +44.1%N/A0.5 $95.87 11/15/202033,600 shares $3.13 million +89.8%N/A0.3 $93.13 10/30/202017,700 shares $1.53 million -30.0%N/A0.2 $86.22 10/15/202025,300 shares $2.30 million -66.0%N/A0 $90.89 9/30/202074,500 shares $6.44 million +50.5%N/A1 $86.38 9/15/202038,100 shares $3.29 million -23.0%N/A0.5 $86.37 8/31/202049,500 shares $4.41 million +8.3%N/A0.6 $89.11 8/14/202045,700 shares $3.89 million +50.8%N/A0.5 $85.06 7/31/202030,300 shares $2.55 million +200.0%N/A0.3 $84.08 7/15/202010,100 shares $829,614.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $82.14 6/30/202043,400 shares $3.40 million -27.2%N/A0.5 $78.38 6/15/202059,600 shares $4.58 million -41.7%N/A0.6 $76.83 5/29/2020102,200 shares $7.70 million +90.3%N/A0.9 $75.31 5/15/202053,700 shares $3.81 million +120.1%N/A0.4 $70.90 4/30/202024,400 shares $1.72 million +287.3%N/A0.2 $70.55 4/15/20206,300 shares $426,195.00 +75.0%N/A0 $67.65 3/31/20203,600 shares $250,308.00 +227.3%N/A0 $69.53 3/13/20201,100 shares $72,798.00 -38.9%N/A0 $66.18 2/28/20201,800 shares $98,946.00 -70.5%N/A0 $54.97 2/14/20206,100 shares $417,362.00 +5.2%N/A0.1 $68.42 1/31/20205,800 shares $423,400.00 -88.6%N/A0.1 $73.00 QQEW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 72,300 shares of QQEW short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? 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. QQEW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 72,300 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the previous total of 66,200 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 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund: VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (1.52%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (18.33%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.04%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.07%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (12.90%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.09%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.22%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.08%), First Trust Growth Strength ETF (0.14%), iShares India 50 ETF (1.78%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund stock? Short selling QQEW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund as its price is falling. QQEW shares are trading up $1.62 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 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of QQEW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted 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 QQEW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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