First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 3,600 shares of FFA short. Learn More on First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's current short interest.

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,600 shares, a decrease of 34.5% from the previous total of 5,500 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FFA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund as its price is falling. FFA shares are trading up $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.

A short squeeze for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income 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 FFA, 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 FFA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.