First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF (UCON) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 68,500 shares of UCON short. Learn More on First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF's current short interest.

First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 68,500 shares, a decrease of 94.3% from the previous total of 1,210,000 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 TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF: Pgim Aaa Clo Etf (0.15%), Eaton Vance Floating Rate ETF (0.04%), TCW Flexible Income ETF (0.14%), Dimensional Global Credit ETF (0.18%), American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF (0.11%), American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF (0.47%), Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF (0.11%), Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (0.25%), iShares Total Return Active ETF (0.59%), Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF (0.15%),

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 UCON is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF as its price is falling. UCON shares are trading up $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.

A short squeeze for First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF 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 UCON, 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 UCON, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.