First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.20 -0.11 (-1.07%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Short Interest DataFirst Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) has a short interest of 46,700 shares. This marks a -33.09% 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 126,093 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest46,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest69,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-33.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$484,045.50Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Today's Trading Volume107,204 sharesAverage Trading Volume126,093 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFCT Short Interest Over TimeFCT Days to Cover Over TimeFCT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Paradigm PressMan who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown”Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/202446,700 shares $484,045.50 -33.1%N/A0.4 $10.37 9/30/202469,800 shares $719,638.00 -27.2%N/A0.5 $10.31 9/15/202495,900 shares $991,606.00 -34.0%N/A0.6 $10.34 8/31/2024145,300 shares $1.52 million +6.3%N/A0.9 $10.46 8/15/2024136,700 shares $1.40 million -21.0%N/A0.8 $10.23 7/31/2024173,000 shares $1.79 million +623.9%N/A1 $10.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FCT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/202423,900 shares $244,975.00 -43.4%N/A0.1 $10.25 6/30/202442,200 shares $425,376.00 +135.8%N/A0.3 $10.08 6/15/202417,900 shares $181,864.00 -51.6%N/A0.1 $10.16 5/31/202437,000 shares $387,760.00 +160.6%N/A0.3 $10.48 5/15/202414,200 shares $149,810.00 -63.5%N/A0.1 $10.55 4/30/202438,900 shares $401,837.00 +74.4%N/A0.4 $10.33 4/15/202422,300 shares $224,784.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $10.08 3/31/202450,700 shares $524,745.00 +302.4%N/A0.5 $10.35 3/15/202412,600 shares $127,638.00 -44.3%N/A0.1 $10.13 2/29/202422,600 shares $231,198.00 +98.3%N/A0.2 $10.23 2/15/202411,400 shares $115,368.00 +1.8%N/A0.1 $10.12 1/31/202411,200 shares $112,336.00 -10.4%N/A0.1 $10.03 1/15/202412,500 shares $122,750.00 -9.4%N/A0.1 $9.82 12/31/202313,800 shares $139,242.00 +32.7%N/A0.2 $10.09 12/15/202310,400 shares $103,792.00 +60.0%N/A0.1 $9.98 11/30/20236,500 shares $63,570.00 -54.9%N/A0.1 $9.78 11/15/202314,400 shares $143,856.00 -16.3%N/A0.2 $9.99 10/31/202317,200 shares $167,012.00 -3.4%N/A0.3 $9.71 10/15/202317,800 shares $176,576.00 -36.0%N/A0.3 $9.92 9/30/202327,800 shares $278,000.00 +135.6%N/A0.5 $10.00 9/15/202311,800 shares $119,652.00 -77.1%N/A0.2 $10.14 8/31/202351,600 shares $526,320.00 +189.9%N/A0.9 $10.20 8/15/202317,800 shares $178,178.00 -65.1%N/A0.3 $10.01 7/31/202351,000 shares $514,080.00 +537.5%N/A0.9 $10.08 7/15/20238,000 shares $79,120.00 -82.1%N/A0.1 $9.89 6/30/202344,600 shares $441,540.00 +167.1%N/A0.7 $9.90 6/15/202316,700 shares $161,489.00 -26.1%N/A0.3 $9.67 5/31/202322,600 shares $216,056.00 +47.7%N/A0.3 $9.56 5/15/202315,300 shares $147,186.00 -64.7%N/A0.2 $9.62 4/30/202343,300 shares $427,371.00 +50.4%N/A0.4 $9.87 4/15/202328,800 shares $281,664.00 -78.4%N/A0.2 $9.78 3/31/2023133,600 shares $1.33 million +521.4%N/A1 $9.95 3/15/202321,500 shares $201,455.00 -16.0%N/A0.2 $9.37 2/28/202325,600 shares $257,024.00 +115.1%N/A0.2 $10.04Man who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown” (Ad)Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… 2/15/202311,900 shares $119,833.00 -39.0%N/A0.1 $10.07 1/31/202319,500 shares $195,585.00 +219.7%N/A0.2 $10.03 1/15/20236,100 shares $60,268.00 -6.2%N/A0.1 $9.88 12/30/20226,500 shares $61,945.00 -13.3%N/A0.1 $9.53 12/15/20227,500 shares $73,200.00 -16.7%N/A0.1 $9.76 11/30/20229,000 shares $91,620.00 -30.2%N/A0.1 $10.18 11/15/202212,900 shares $128,742.00 -25.0%N/A0.1 $9.98 10/31/202217,200 shares $169,076.00 -63.5%N/A0.2 $9.83 10/15/202247,100 shares $448,863.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $9.53 9/30/2022258,000 shares $2.58 million +1,183.6%N/A2.1 $9.99 9/15/202220,100 shares $202,407.00 -12.6%N/A0.2 $10.07 8/31/202223,000 shares $238,740.00 -87.9%N/A0.2 $10.38 8/15/2022190,100 shares $2.05 million +2,060.2%N/A1.6 $10.81 7/31/20228,800 shares $91,520.00 +15.8%N/A0.1 $10.40 7/15/20227,600 shares $74,936.00 -75.3%N/A0.1 $9.86 6/30/202230,800 shares $307,692.00 -60.3%N/A0.3 $9.99 6/15/202277,600 shares $821,008.00 -23.6%N/A0.6 $10.58 5/31/2022101,600 shares $1.11 million -48.3%N/A0.8 $10.90 5/15/2022196,500 shares $2.18 million -51.6%N/A1.5 $11.10 4/30/2022405,900 shares $5.16 million +6.4%N/A3.2 $12.71 4/15/2022381,400 shares $4.87 million -22.7%N/A2.8 $12.77 3/31/2022493,200 shares $6.20 million +14.6%N/A3.5 $12.57 3/15/2022430,400 shares $5.04 million +17.1%N/A3 $11.70 2/28/2022367,600 shares $4.47 million +92.2%N/A2.7 $12.17 2/15/2022191,300 shares $2.33 million +181.3%N/A1.4 $12.19 1/31/202268,000 shares $822,800.00 -13.5%N/A0.5 $12.10 1/15/202278,600 shares $958,134.00 +745.2%N/A0.7 $12.19 12/31/20219,300 shares $112,158.00 -4.1%N/A0.1 $12.06 12/15/20219,700 shares $114,072.00 -78.1%N/A0.1 $11.76 11/30/202144,200 shares $532,168.00 +32.7%N/A0.4 $12.04 11/15/202133,300 shares $403,263.00 -47.0%N/A0.3 $12.11 10/29/202162,800 shares $765,532.00 +86.4%N/A0.6 $12.19 10/15/202133,700 shares $406,422.00 -34.4%N/A0.3 $12.06 9/30/202151,400 shares $629,136.00 -22.1%N/A0.5 $12.24 9/15/202166,000 shares $836,220.00 -8.7%N/A0.6 $12.67 8/31/202172,300 shares $914,595.00 +200.0%N/A0.6 $12.65 8/13/202124,100 shares $294,743.00 -75.2%N/A0.2 $12.23 7/30/202197,100 shares $1.20 million +10.8%N/A0.7 $12.39 7/15/202187,600 shares $1.10 million -51.2%N/A0.6 $12.56 6/30/2021179,400 shares $2.28 million +298.7%N/A1.2 $12.70 6/15/202145,000 shares $562,500.00 -64.3%N/A0.3 $12.50 5/28/2021126,200 shares $1.59 million +129.9%N/A0.8 $12.60 5/14/202154,900 shares $678,015.00 -9.6%N/A0.3 $12.35 4/30/202160,700 shares $747,217.00 -21.5%N/A0.3 $12.31 4/15/202177,300 shares $953,882.00 +46.1%N/A0.4 $12.34 3/31/202152,900 shares $652,786.00 +43.8%N/A0.3 $12.34 3/15/202136,800 shares $443,440.00 -46.6%N/A0.2 $12.05 2/26/202168,900 shares $833,690.00 +222.0%N/A0.5 $12.10 2/12/202121,400 shares $255,088.00 -29.6%N/A0.2 $11.92 1/29/202130,400 shares $357,504.00 -39.2%N/A0.3 $11.76Man who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown” (Ad)Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… 1/15/202150,000 shares $585,000.00 +13.1%N/A0.4 $11.70 12/31/202044,200 shares $510,510.00 -23.9%N/A0.4 $11.55 12/15/202058,100 shares $672,798.00 -9.6%N/A0.6 $11.58 11/30/202064,300 shares $736,235.00 +174.8%N/A0.7 $11.45 11/15/202023,400 shares $257,868.00 +146.3%N/A0.3 $11.02 10/30/20209,500 shares $100,890.00 -9.5%N/A0.1 $10.62 10/15/202010,500 shares $114,765.00 -70.0%N/A0 $10.93 9/30/202035,000 shares $383,950.00 +76.8%N/A0.4 $10.97 9/15/202025,000 shares $278,750.00 +26.3%N/A0.3 $11.15 8/31/202019,800 shares $221,958.00 +26.9%N/A0.2 $11.21 8/14/202015,600 shares $171,912.00 -81.7%N/A0.1 $11.02 7/31/202085,000 shares $923,950.00 -14.7%N/A0.8 $10.87 7/15/202099,600 shares $1.06 million -20.7%N/A0.9 $10.68 6/30/2020125,600 shares $1.35 million -34.7%N/A0.9 $10.78 6/15/2020192,400 shares $2.12 million -25.5%N/A1.3 $11.04 5/29/2020258,100 shares $2.85 million +64.1%N/A1.5 $11.06 5/15/2020157,300 shares $1.62 million +251.1%N/A0.9 $10.30 4/30/202044,800 shares $469,952.00 +124.0%N/A0.3 $10.49 4/15/202020,000 shares $207,800.00 +233.3%N/A0.1 $10.39 3/31/20206,000 shares $61,620.00 -25.0%N/A0 $10.27 3/13/20208,000 shares $85,120.00 -14.0%0.0%0.1 $10.64 2/28/20209,300 shares $70,494.00 -68.8%N/A0.1 $7.58 2/14/202029,800 shares $329,886.00 +101.4%N/A0.4 $11.07 1/31/202014,800 shares $182,632.00 +11.3%N/A0.2 $12.34 1/15/202013,300 shares $166,649.00 -26.5%N/A0.2 $12.53 12/31/201918,100 shares $231,318.00 +37.1%N/A0.2 $12.78 FCT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 46,700 shares of FCT short. Learn More on First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's current short interest. Is First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 46,700 shares, a drop of 33.1% from the previous total of 69,800 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. 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. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock? Short selling FCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II as its price is falling. FCT shares are trading down $0.12 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 Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II? A short squeeze for First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II 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 FCT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II'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 FCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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