First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FIIG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 13,100 shares of FIIG short. Learn More on First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,100 shares, a decline of 91.8% from the previous total of 159,900 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 Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF: iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (0.09%), Dimensional California Municipal Bond ETF (1.01%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.29%), Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.09%), FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (0.13%), SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF (1.39%), iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF (0.05%), SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (0.01%), Nuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (0.79%), Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (0.14%),

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.

Short selling FIIG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF as its price is falling. FIIG shares are trading up $0.18 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.

A short squeeze for First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF 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 FIIG, 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 FIIG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.