First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 600 shares of FPXE short. Learn More on First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF's current short interest.

First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, an increase of 500.0% from the previous total of 100 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 IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF: Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF (0.08%), Invesco Nasdaq Free Cash Flow Achievers ETF (0.43%), Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF (0.93%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (0.98%), First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF (1.20%), First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (0.15%), WisdomTree Target Range Fund (0.09%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (0.01%), iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (0.59%), American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FPXE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF as its price is falling. FPXE shares are trading down $0.16 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 IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities 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 FPXE, 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 FPXE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.