FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. BUFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.3. Learn More on FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.43% of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,274 shares, a drop of 41.8% from the previous total of 36,584 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.

0.43% of FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF: Timothy Plan International ETF (0.32%), SWP Growth & Income ETF (0.36%), NestYield Dynamic Income Shield ETF (1.81%), Intech S&P Large Cap Diversified Alpha ETF (0.09%), Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - September (0.06%), FIS Bright Portfolios Focused Equity ETF (0.24%), First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (1.29%), Parametric Hedged Equity ETF (0.23%), iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF (0.66%), Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr February (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($51.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.75 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($23.00 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($17.29 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($13.25 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.78 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.45 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($9.71 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BUFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF as its price is falling. 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 FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive 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 BUFT, 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 BUFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2026.