First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.21 -0.03 (-0.71%) (As of 11/21/2024 ET) Add Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) has a short interest of 54,800 shares. This marks a 47.31% 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 53,744 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest54,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest37,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+47.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$224,680.00Short Interest Ratio0.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume46,660 sharesAverage Trading Volume53,744 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average87% Short Selling First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 ChartFGB Short Interest Over TimeFGB Days to Cover Over TimeFGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad DTIWhen it comes to NVDA… “acceleration cycles” are the keyExpert options trader Graham Lindman has been working on a new way to tap into Nvidia’s options… By simply isolating outsized “acceleration cycles” within Nvidia stock (most investors don’t even know it exists)... And thanks to many months and late nights working out the kinks of the systems… They have finally found a way to target these cycles on Nvidia over and over again.Use this link to see Nvidia Unchained right away! First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 10/31/202454,800 shares $224,680.00 +47.3%N/A0.9 $4.10 10/15/202437,200 shares $153,264.00 +53.1%N/A0.7 $4.12 9/30/202424,300 shares $98,901.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $4.07 9/15/202424,300 shares $99,513.36 -68.7%N/A0.6 $4.10 8/31/202477,500 shares $304,575.00 -44.2%N/A1.8 $3.93 8/15/2024138,900 shares $545,182.50 +85.0%N/A3.4 $3.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FGB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202475,100 shares $296,645.00 +40.4%N/A1.7 $3.95 7/15/202453,500 shares $214,535.00 -4.0%N/A1.1 $4.01 6/30/202455,700 shares $216,673.00 -6.5%N/A1.1 $3.89 6/15/202459,600 shares $225,884.00 -7.2%N/A1.1 $3.79 5/31/202464,200 shares $247,170.00 +15.5%N/A1.2 $3.85 5/15/202455,600 shares $216,562.00 -5.0%N/A1 $3.90 4/30/202458,500 shares $219,375.00 +211.2%N/A1 $3.75 4/15/202418,800 shares $66,176.00 -76.2%N/A0.3 $3.52 3/31/202479,100 shares $298,207.00 +148.7%N/A1.4 $3.77 3/15/202431,800 shares $114,798.00 -22.8%N/A0.6 $3.61 2/29/202441,200 shares $151,204.00 -35.5%N/A0.8 $3.67 2/15/202463,900 shares $231,957.00 -35.1%N/A1.1 $3.63 1/31/202498,500 shares $349,675.00 -19.4%N/A1.8 $3.55 1/15/2024122,200 shares $441,142.00 +9.5%N/A2.4 $3.61 12/31/2023111,600 shares $399,528.00 -3.4%N/A2.3 $3.58 12/15/2023115,500 shares $401,940.00 +425.0%N/A2.4 $3.48 11/30/202322,000 shares $73,700.00 -63.5%N/A0.4 $3.35 11/15/202360,300 shares $200,799.00 +129.3%N/A1.2 $3.33 10/31/202326,300 shares $80,478.00 +22.3%N/A0.6 $3.06 10/15/202321,500 shares $68,155.00 +55.8%N/A0.4 $3.17 9/30/202313,800 shares $46,506.00 +360.0%N/A0.3 $3.37 9/15/20233,000 shares $9,990.00 -60.5%N/A0.1 $3.33 8/31/20237,600 shares $25,536.00 -42.0%N/A0.1 $3.36 8/15/202313,100 shares $45,195.00 +151.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 7/31/20235,200 shares $17,628.00 -14.8%N/A0.1 $3.39 7/15/20236,100 shares $20,404.50 -33.7%N/A0.1 $3.35 6/30/20239,200 shares $29,992.00 -20.7%N/A0.2 $3.26 6/15/202311,600 shares $36,772.00 +205.3%N/A0.3 $3.17 5/31/20233,800 shares $11,210.00 +72.7%N/A0.1 $2.95 5/15/20232,200 shares $6,358.00 -79.1%N/A0.1 $2.89 4/30/202310,500 shares $31,815.00 +16.7%N/A0.3 $3.03 4/15/20239,000 shares $27,450.00 -64.8%N/A0.2 $3.05 3/31/202325,600 shares $80,384.00 +1,180.0%N/A0.5 $3.14 3/15/20232,000 shares $5,740.00 -78.7%N/A0 $2.87Breaking News: Tesla headed to $500… (Ad)That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 2/28/20239,400 shares $31,866.00 -53.5%N/A0.2 $3.39 2/15/202320,200 shares $67,872.00 +68.3%N/A0.4 $3.36 1/31/202312,000 shares $39,840.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $3.32 1/15/202318,000 shares $58,680.00 +102.3%N/A0.3 $3.26 12/30/20228,900 shares $27,234.00 -41.8%N/A0.2 $3.06 12/15/202215,300 shares $48,654.00 -28.5%N/A0.3 $3.18 11/30/202221,400 shares $74,686.00 -53.9%N/A0.4 $3.49 11/15/202246,400 shares $161,936.00 +80.5%N/A0.9 $3.49 10/31/202225,700 shares $83,525.00 +24.2%N/A0.5 $3.25 10/15/202220,700 shares $58,788.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $2.84 9/30/20228,800 shares $25,168.00 -50.3%N/A0.2 $2.86 9/15/202217,700 shares $60,180.00 +59.5%N/A0.4 $3.40 8/31/202211,100 shares $39,183.00 +5.7%N/A0.3 $3.53 8/15/202210,500 shares $39,480.00 -33.5%N/A0.3 $3.76 7/31/202215,800 shares $55,932.00 -11.2%N/A0.4 $3.54 7/15/202217,800 shares $58,206.00 +287.0%N/A0.5 $3.27 6/30/20224,600 shares $14,674.00 -17.9%N/A0.1 $3.19 6/15/20225,600 shares $17,976.00 +3.7%N/A0.1 $3.21 5/31/20225,400 shares $19,332.00 +42.1%N/A0.2 $3.58 5/15/20223,800 shares $13,718.00 -82.9%N/A0.1 $3.61 4/30/202222,200 shares $88,578.00 +552.9%N/A0.5 $3.99 4/15/20223,400 shares $14,008.00 -59.0%N/A0.1 $4.12 3/31/20228,300 shares $34,694.00 -70.4%N/A0.2 $4.18 3/15/202228,000 shares $110,040.00 +66.7%N/A0.5 $3.93 2/28/202216,800 shares $66,864.00 +7.0%N/A0.3 $3.98 2/15/202215,700 shares $63,742.00 -21.1%N/A0.2 $4.06 1/31/202219,900 shares $80,197.00 +275.5%N/A0.3 $4.03 1/15/20225,300 shares $21,703.50 -7.0%N/A0.1 $4.10 12/31/20215,700 shares $23,313.00 +58.3%N/A0.1 $4.09 12/15/20213,600 shares $14,220.00 -28.0%N/A0.1 $3.95 11/30/20215,000 shares $20,000.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $4.00 11/15/20215,000 shares $21,000.00 -29.6%N/A0.1 $4.20 10/29/20217,100 shares $29,678.00 -53.3%N/A0.2 $4.18 10/15/202115,200 shares $63,688.00 +590.9%N/A0.4 $4.19 9/30/20212,200 shares $8,742.36 -4.4%N/A0.1 $3.97 9/15/20212,300 shares $9,361.00 -80.5%N/A0.1 $4.07 8/31/202111,800 shares $48,026.00 +107.0%N/A0.3 $4.07 8/13/20215,700 shares $24,510.00 -80.2%N/A0.1 $4.30 7/30/202128,800 shares $118,944.00 +372.1%N/A0.6 $4.13 7/15/20216,100 shares $25,132.00 +369.2%N/A0.1 $4.12 6/30/20211,300 shares $5,252.00 -83.1%N/A0 $4.04 6/15/20217,700 shares $32,879.00 -67.0%N/A0.1 $4.27 5/28/202123,300 shares $98,093.00 -57.7%N/A0 $4.21 5/14/202155,100 shares $227,012.00 -3.0%N/A1 $4.12 4/30/202156,800 shares $234,016.00 +26.2%N/A0.9 $4.12 4/15/202145,000 shares $184,950.00 +20.6%N/A0.7 $4.11 3/31/202137,300 shares $148,827.00 -2.1%N/A0.6 $3.99 3/15/202138,100 shares $150,114.00 +47.1%N/A0.5 $3.94 2/26/202125,900 shares $93,758.00 +13.6%N/A0.3 $3.62 2/12/202122,800 shares $82,764.00 +4.6%N/A0.3 $3.63Trump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K Owners (Ad)The "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide 1/29/202121,800 shares $73,248.00 -10.7%N/A0.3 $3.36 1/15/202124,400 shares $80,520.00 +838.5%N/A0.3 $3.30 12/31/20202,600 shares $8,164.00 -83.4%N/A0 $3.14 12/15/202015,700 shares $50,397.00 +68.8%N/A0.2 $3.21 11/30/20209,300 shares $29,853.00 -82.0%N/A0.1 $3.21 11/15/202051,600 shares $155,832.00 +873.6%N/A0.5 $3.02 10/30/20205,300 shares $12,773.00 -88.0%N/A0.1 $2.41 10/15/202044,300 shares $117,395.00 +1,035.9%N/A0 $2.65 9/30/20203,900 shares $8,931.00 +21.9%N/A0 $2.29 9/15/202014,500 shares $36,975.00 +353.1%N/A0.2 $2.55 8/31/20203,200 shares $8,736.00 -94.8%N/A0.1 $2.73 8/14/202061,400 shares $195,252.00 +160.2%N/A1.1 $3.18 7/31/202023,600 shares $68,912.00 -81.9%N/A0.3 $2.92 7/15/2020130,000 shares $390,000.00 -23.0%N/A1.7 $3.00 6/30/2020168,800 shares $548,600.00 -34.8%N/A1.9 $3.25 6/15/2020258,700 shares $905,450.00 +19.2%N/A2.5 $3.50 5/29/2020217,100 shares $822,809.00 +26.3%N/A1.8 $3.79 5/15/2020171,900 shares $526,014.00 -32.7%N/A1.4 $3.06 4/30/2020255,400 shares $789,186.00 +112.3%N/A2.4 $3.09 4/15/2020120,300 shares $348,870.00 +233.2%N/A1.2 $2.90 3/31/202036,100 shares $103,607.00 +171.4%N/A0.4 $2.87 3/13/202013,300 shares $37,240.00 -60.1%0.1%0.2 $2.80 2/28/202033,300 shares $53,613.00 +128.1%N/A0.5 $1.61 2/14/202014,600 shares $69,934.00 +2,820.0%N/A0.2 $4.79 1/31/2020500 shares $2,935.00 -90.9%N/A0 $5.87 1/15/20205,500 shares $33,880.00 +111.5%N/A0.1 $6.16 12/31/20192,600 shares $15,860.00 -64.4%N/A0 $6.10 FGB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 54,800 shares of FGB short. Learn More on First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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. FGB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,800 shares, an increase of 47.3% from the previous total of 37,200 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. 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 Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock? Short selling FGB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. FGB shares are trading down $0.03 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 Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 FGB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 FGB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:FGB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? Watch this ASAPThis little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredElon knows the truth, which is why they want him silencedElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to h...Porter & Company | Sponsored24/7 Automated Profits in CryptoThe 4th quarter of 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most explosive periods for crypto in recent memory. But...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump Wins… But Elon Says Get Ready to BraceTrump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy wi...Genesis Gold Group | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
