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First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Short Interest Data

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) has a short interest of 73,300 shares. This marks a 21.96% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 311,285 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
73,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
60,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+21.96%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.58 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
56,420,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.13%
Today's Trading Volume
336,730 shares
Average Trading Volume
311,285 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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FTHI Short Interest Over Time

FTHI Days to Cover Over Time

FTHI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202573,300 shares $1.58 million +22.0%N/A0.2 $21.55
4/15/202560,100 shares $1.27 million +155.7%0.1%0.1 $21.16
3/31/202523,500 shares $513,710.00 -78.3%0.0%0.1 $21.86
3/15/2025108,100 shares $2.38 million +2.1%0.2%0.3 $22.06
2/28/2025105,900 shares $2.45 million -26.7%0.2%0.3 $23.13
2/15/2025144,500 shares $3.43 million +31.1%0.3%0.4 $23.72
1/31/2025110,200 shares $2.59 million -41.7%N/A0.3 $23.54
1/15/2025188,900 shares $4.43 million +148.6%N/A0.6 $23.43
12/31/202476,000 shares $1.77 million -15.8%N/A0.3 $23.27
12/15/202490,300 shares $2.15 million -30.0%N/A0.4 $23.81
11/30/2024128,900 shares $3.07 million +2.1%N/A0.5 $23.83
11/15/2024126,200 shares $2.96 million -1.8%N/A0.5 $23.47
10/31/2024128,500 shares $2.94 million +187.5%N/A0.7 $22.90
10/15/202444,700 shares $1.04 million -65.4%N/A0.2 $23.22
9/30/2024129,300 shares $2.98 million +245.7%N/A0.6 $23.02
9/15/202437,400 shares $854,216.00 +2.2%N/A0.2 $22.84
8/31/202436,600 shares $835,578.00 -29.6%N/A0.2 $22.83
8/15/202452,000 shares $1.18 million -33.7%N/A0.2 $22.67
7/31/202478,400 shares $1.78 million -56.3%N/A0.3 $22.66
7/15/2024179,500 shares $4.11 million +165.1%N/A0.8 $22.88
6/30/202467,700 shares $1.52 million +2.4%N/A0.3 $22.47
6/15/202466,100 shares $1.49 million -8.8%N/A0.3 $22.48
5/31/202472,500 shares $1.62 million +87.3%N/A0.4 $22.40
5/15/202438,700 shares $873,846.00 +24.4%N/A0.2 $22.58
4/30/202431,100 shares $677,669.00 +159.2%N/A0.2 $21.79
4/15/202412,000 shares $264,000.00 -68.3%N/A0.1 $22.00
3/31/202437,900 shares $851,613.00 -39.1%N/A0.2 $22.47
3/15/202462,200 shares $1.38 million -0.8%N/A0.3 $22.26
2/29/202462,700 shares $1.39 million +35.1%N/A0.3 $22.09
2/15/202446,400 shares $1.03 million +13.2%N/A0.2 $22.13
1/31/202441,000 shares $886,420.00 +28.9%N/A0.2 $21.62
1/15/202431,800 shares $685,290.00 -30.1%N/A0.2 $21.55
12/31/202345,500 shares $971,880.00 -54.5%N/A0.3 $21.36
12/15/202399,900 shares $2.13 million +130.7%N/A0.8 $21.31
11/30/202343,300 shares $907,568.00 +122.1%N/A0.4 $20.96
11/15/202319,500 shares $407,940.00 -35.6%N/A0.2 $20.92
10/31/202330,300 shares $603,879.00 -12.9%N/A0.3 $19.93
10/15/202334,800 shares $713,748.00 +38.1%N/A0.3 $20.51
9/30/202325,200 shares $514,332.00 -47.5%N/A0.3 $20.41
9/15/202348,000 shares $1.01 million -18.4%N/A0.5 $21.08
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8/31/202358,800 shares $1.24 million +140.0%N/A0.7 $21.09
8/15/202324,500 shares $512,540.00 -23.0%N/A0.3 $20.92
7/31/202331,800 shares $677,340.00 +35.3%N/A0.5 $21.30
7/15/202323,500 shares $497,965.00 -83.6%N/A0.3 $21.19
6/30/2023143,100 shares $3.01 million +1,583.5%N/A2.2 $21.02
6/15/20238,500 shares $179,605.00 -82.6%N/A0.1 $21.13
5/31/202348,900 shares $998,049.00 +82.5%N/A0.8 $20.41
5/15/202326,800 shares $545,090.56 +37.4%N/A0.4 $20.34
4/30/202319,500 shares $397,020.00 +74.1%N/A0.3 $20.36
4/15/202311,200 shares $227,808.00 -10.4%N/A0.1 $20.34
3/31/202312,500 shares $252,000.00 -33.9%N/A0.2 $20.16
3/15/202318,900 shares $368,642.61 +5.6%N/A0.3 $19.50
2/28/202317,900 shares $357,463.00 -85.8%N/A0.3 $19.97
2/15/2023126,400 shares $2.60 million +361.3%N/A2.3 $20.57
1/31/202327,400 shares $555,680.22 -24.9%N/A0.5 $20.28
1/15/202336,500 shares $736,789.00 -27.4%N/A0.7 $20.19
12/30/202250,300 shares $972,299.00 +56.2%N/A0.7 $19.33
12/15/202232,200 shares $636,020.84 -39.0%N/A0.4 $19.75
11/30/202252,800 shares $1.06 million -3.1%N/A0.7 $20.14
11/15/202254,500 shares $1.08 million -23.6%N/A0.7 $19.86
10/31/202271,300 shares $1.39 million +95.3%N/A0.7 $19.54
10/15/202236,500 shares $675,706.25 No ChangeN/A0.4 $18.51
9/30/202269,000 shares $1.27 million +127.0%N/A1.1 $18.46
9/15/202230,400 shares $611,952.00 +82.0%N/A0.6 $20.13
8/31/202216,700 shares $339,010.00 -2.3%N/A0.4 $20.30
8/15/202217,100 shares $366,453.00 +235.3%N/A0.4 $21.43
7/31/20225,100 shares $108,094.50 -95.8%N/A0.3 $21.20
7/15/2022122,300 shares $2.49 million +5,459.1%N/A7.7 $20.36
6/30/20222,200 shares $44,088.00 -40.5%N/A0.2 $20.04
6/15/20223,700 shares $75,443.00 -45.6%N/A0.4 $20.39
5/31/20226,800 shares $148,648.00 -1.5%N/A0.7 $21.86
5/15/20226,900 shares $145,594.83 -80.6%N/A0.8 $21.10
4/30/202235,600 shares $761,840.00 +158.0%N/A4.8 $21.40
4/15/202213,800 shares $314,502.00 +283.3%N/A2.3 $22.79
3/31/20223,600 shares $82,476.00 +9.1%N/A0.7 $22.91
3/15/20223,300 shares $72,138.00 -13.2%N/A0.6 $21.86
2/28/20223,800 shares $83,448.00 +22.6%N/A0.8 $21.96
2/15/20223,100 shares $69,254.00 -8.8%N/A0.6 $22.34
1/31/20223,400 shares $74,562.00 +17.2%N/A0.7 $21.93
1/15/20222,900 shares $66,062.58 +7.4%N/A0.6 $22.78
12/31/20212,700 shares $59,373.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $21.99
8/31/20213,600 shares $78,192.00 -5.3%N/A0.6 $21.72
8/13/20213,800 shares $82,049.98 +2.7%N/A0.6 $21.59
7/30/20213,700 shares $79,032.00 -45.6%N/A0.5 $21.36
7/15/20216,800 shares $145,860.00 +30.8%N/A0.4 $21.45
6/30/20215,200 shares $114,088.00 -28.8%N/A0.3 $21.94
6/15/20217,300 shares $162,279.00 -27.0%N/A0.3 $22.23
5/28/202110,000 shares $219,789.00 +28.2%N/A0.5 $21.98
5/14/20217,800 shares $168,807.60 +7,700.0%N/A0.4 $21.64
4/30/2021100 shares $2,157.00 -94.7%N/A0 $21.57
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4/15/20211,900 shares $40,660.00 -48.7%N/A0.1 $21.40
3/31/20213,700 shares $78,206.90 +85.0%N/A0.3 $21.14
3/15/20212,000 shares $43,100.00 +1,900.0%N/A0.2 $21.55
2/26/2021100 shares $2,051.00 -93.3%N/A0 $20.51
2/12/20211,500 shares $31,215.15 -63.4%N/A0.1 $20.81
1/29/20214,100 shares $84,009.00 +10.8%N/A0.4 $20.49
1/15/20213,700 shares $76,379.10 No ChangeN/A0.3 $20.64

FTHI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 73,300 shares of FTHI short. Learn More on First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's current short interest.

Is First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 73,300 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the previous total of 60,100 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.

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF stock?

Short selling FTHI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF as its price is falling. FTHI shares are trading down $0.39 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.

How does a short squeeze work against First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF?

A short squeeze for First Trust BuyWrite 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 FTHI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FTHI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FTHI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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