FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF (RDVI) 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. RDVI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.2. Learn More on FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income 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. 0.20% of FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 167,313 shares, an increase of 127.0% from the previous total of 73,690 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.

0.20% of FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF: FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (0.28%), Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF (0.38%), Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (1.01%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (0.50%), Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (0.04%), Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (0.47%), First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (0.09%), Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (0.05%), FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (0.03%), WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RDVI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF as its price is falling. RDVI shares are trading down $0.15 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 FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income 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 RDVI, 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 RDVI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.