First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $22.91 -0.05 (-0.22%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.27 +0.36 (+1.57%) As of 07/11/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) has a short interest of 57,900 shares, representing 0.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -41.69% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 343,427 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest57,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest99,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-41.69%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.32 millionShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares59,970,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.10%Today's Trading Volume309,159 sharesAverage Trading Volume343,427 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average90% Short Selling First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFTHI Short Interest Over TimeFTHI Days to Cover Over TimeFTHI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/202557,900 shares $1.32 million -41.7%0.1%0.1 $22.85 6/15/202599,300 shares $2.23 million -56.7%0.2%0.2 $22.41 5/31/2025229,400 shares $5.08 million +17.3%0.4%0.6 $22.13 5/15/2025195,500 shares $4.33 million +166.7%0.3%0.5 $22.17 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 $513.71 thousand -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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FTHI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $854.22 thousand +2.2%N/A0.2 $22.84 8/31/202436,600 shares $835.58 thousand -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 $873.85 thousand +24.4%N/A0.2 $22.58 4/30/202431,100 shares $677.67 thousand +159.2%N/A0.2 $21.79 4/15/202412,000 shares $264 thousand -68.3%N/A0.1 $22.00 3/31/202437,900 shares $851.61 thousand -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 $886.42 thousand +28.9%N/A0.2 $21.62 1/15/202431,800 shares $685.29 thousand -30.1%N/A0.2 $21.55 12/31/202345,500 shares $971.88 thousand -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 $907.57 thousand +122.1%N/A0.4 $20.96 11/15/202319,500 shares $407.94 thousand -35.6%N/A0.2 $20.92Buffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold? 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Discover how you could front-run Buffett’s gold move with Garrett’s Top Four picks. 10/31/202330,300 shares $603.88 thousand -12.9%N/A0.3 $19.93 10/15/202334,800 shares $713.75 thousand +38.1%N/A0.3 $20.51 9/30/202325,200 shares $514.33 thousand -47.5%N/A0.3 $20.41 9/15/202348,000 shares $1.01 million -18.4%N/A0.5 $21.08 8/31/202358,800 shares $1.24 million +140.0%N/A0.7 $21.09 8/15/202324,500 shares $512.54 thousand -23.0%N/A0.3 $20.92 7/31/202331,800 shares $677.34 thousand +35.3%N/A0.5 $21.30 7/15/202323,500 shares $497.97 thousand -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 $179.61 thousand -82.6%N/A0.1 $21.13 5/31/202348,900 shares $998.05 thousand +82.5%N/A0.8 $20.41 5/15/202326,800 shares $545.09 thousand +37.4%N/A0.4 $20.34 4/30/202319,500 shares $397.02 thousand +74.1%N/A0.3 $20.36 4/15/202311,200 shares $227.81 thousand -10.4%N/A0.1 $20.34 3/31/202312,500 shares $252 thousand -33.9%N/A0.2 $20.16 3/15/202318,900 shares $368.64 thousand +5.6%N/A0.3 $19.50 2/28/202317,900 shares $357.46 thousand -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 $555.68 thousand -24.9%N/A0.5 $20.28 1/15/202336,500 shares $736.79 thousand -27.4%N/A0.7 $20.19 12/30/202250,300 shares $972.30 thousand +56.2%N/A0.7 $19.33 12/15/202232,200 shares $636.02 thousand -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 $675.71 thousand 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 $611.95 thousand +82.0%N/A0.6 $20.13 8/31/202216,700 shares $339.01 thousand -2.3%N/A0.4 $20.30 8/15/202217,100 shares $366.45 thousand +235.3%N/A0.4 $21.43 7/31/20225,100 shares $108.09 thousand -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 $44.09 thousand -40.5%N/A0.2 $20.04 6/15/20223,700 shares $75.44 thousand -45.6%N/A0.4 $20.39 5/31/20226,800 shares $148.65 thousand -1.5%N/A0.7 $21.86 5/15/20226,900 shares $145.59 thousand -80.6%N/A0.8 $21.10 4/30/202235,600 shares $761.84 thousand +158.0%N/A4.8 $21.40 4/15/202213,800 shares $314.50 thousand +283.3%N/A2.3 $22.79 3/31/20223,600 shares $82.48 thousand +9.1%N/A0.7 $22.91 3/15/20223,300 shares $72.14 thousand -13.2%N/A0.6 $21.86 2/28/20223,800 shares $83.45 thousand +22.6%N/A0.8 $21.96 2/15/20223,100 shares $69.25 thousand -8.8%N/A0.6 $22.34 1/31/20223,400 shares $74.56 thousand +17.2%N/A0.7 $21.93 1/15/20222,900 shares $66.06 thousand +7.4%N/A0.6 $22.78 12/31/20212,700 shares $59.37 thousand No ChangeN/A0.6 $21.99 8/31/20213,600 shares $78.19 thousand -5.3%N/A0.6 $21.72 8/13/20213,800 shares $82.05 thousand +2.7%N/A0.6 $21.59 7/30/20213,700 shares $79.03 thousand -45.6%N/A0.5 $21.36 7/15/20216,800 shares $145.86 thousand +30.8%N/A0.4 $21.45 6/30/20215,200 shares $114.09 thousand -28.8%N/A0.3 $21.94Buffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold? 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Discover how you could front-run Buffett’s gold move with Garrett’s Top Four picks. 6/15/20217,300 shares $162.28 thousand -27.0%N/A0.3 $22.23 5/28/202110,000 shares $219.79 thousand +28.2%N/A0.5 $21.98 5/14/20217,800 shares $168.81 thousand +7,700.0%N/A0.4 $21.64 4/30/2021100 shares $2.16 thousand -94.7%N/A0 $21.57 4/15/20211,900 shares $40.66 thousand -48.7%N/A0.1 $21.40 3/31/20213,700 shares $78.21 thousand +85.0%N/A0.3 $21.14 3/15/20212,000 shares $43.10 thousand +1,900.0%N/A0.2 $21.55 2/26/2021100 shares $2.05 thousand -93.3%N/A0 $20.51 2/12/20211,500 shares $31.22 thousand -63.4%N/A0.1 $20.81 1/29/20214,100 shares $84.01 thousand +10.8%N/A0.4 $20.49 1/15/20213,700 shares $76.38 thousand 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 covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 57,900 shares of FTHI short. 0.10% of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF? 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. 0.10% of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 57,900 shares, a decline of 41.7% from the previous total of 99,300 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. How does First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.10% of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF: Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (0.07%), Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF (0.06%), VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (0.01%), Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (0.11%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.90%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.01%), First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (1.46%), Global X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF (3.82%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.08%), Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (0.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 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 $0.05 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 June, 30 2025. 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