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First Trust Senior Loan ETF (FTSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$45.91 -0.05 (-0.11%)
Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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First Trust Senior Loan ETF Short Interest Data

First Trust Senior Loan ETF (FTSL) has a short interest of 145,600 shares. This marks a -1.15% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 296,720 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
145,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
147,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.15%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.72 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
51,950,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.28%
Today's Trading Volume
302,367 shares
Average Trading Volume
296,720 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
102%
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FTSL Short Interest Over Time

FTSL Days to Cover Over Time

FTSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/2025145,600 shares $6.72 million -1.2%N/A0.5 $46.14
6/30/2025147,300 shares $6.76 million +42.0%0.3%0.5 $45.89
6/15/2025103,700 shares $4.76 million -3.5%0.2%0.3 $45.91
5/31/2025107,400 shares $4.92 million +85.5%0.2%0.3 $45.79
5/15/202557,900 shares $2.66 million -70.7%0.1%0.2 $45.96
4/30/2025197,500 shares $9.00 million +104.5%N/A0.6 $45.58
4/15/202596,600 shares $4.38 million -24.6%0.2%0.3 $45.37
3/31/2025128,100 shares $5.85 million -74.5%0.2%0.4 $45.65
3/15/2025502,600 shares $23.04 million +1,007.1%1.0%1.6 $45.85
2/28/202545,400 shares $2.09 million -60.0%0.1%0.1 $45.96
2/15/2025113,500 shares $5.25 million -7.1%0.2%0.4 $46.27
1/31/2025122,200 shares $5.65 million -67.2%N/A0.4 $46.27
1/15/2025372,200 shares $17.27 million -62.0%N/A1.4 $46.41
12/31/2024978,900 shares $45.26 million +1,424.8%N/A3.6 $46.24
12/15/202464,200 shares $2.97 million +5.9%N/A0.2 $46.22
11/30/202460,600 shares $2.81 million -78.9%N/A0.2 $46.31
11/15/2024287,400 shares $13.32 million +190.6%N/A1 $46.36
10/31/202498,900 shares $4.54 million +104.3%N/A0.4 $45.92
10/15/202448,400 shares $2.24 million +0.6%N/A0.2 $46.20
9/30/202448,100 shares $2.21 million -31.7%N/A0.2 $45.89
9/15/202470,400 shares $3.24 million -13.0%N/A0.3 $46.09
8/31/202480,900 shares $3.72 million -40.2%N/A0.3 $45.94
8/15/2024135,300 shares $6.22 million -3.6%N/A0.5 $45.95
7/31/2024140,400 shares $6.46 million -17.6%N/A0.6 $46.01
7/15/2024170,400 shares $7.86 million +81.7%N/A0.7 $46.13
6/30/202493,800 shares $4.29 million +89.5%N/A0.4 $45.71
6/15/202449,500 shares $2.28 million -78.9%N/A0.2 $45.97
5/31/2024234,200 shares $10.78 million +203.0%N/A0.9 $46.03
5/15/202477,300 shares $3.58 million +87.6%N/A0.3 $46.33
4/30/202441,200 shares $1.89 million -77.4%N/A0.1 $45.95
4/15/2024181,900 shares $8.40 million +490.6%N/A0.6 $46.17
3/31/202430,800 shares $1.42 million -48.2%N/A0.1 $46.21
3/15/202459,500 shares $2.76 million -23.4%N/A0.2 $46.31
2/29/202477,700 shares $3.59 million +120.1%N/A0.2 $46.16
2/15/202435,300 shares $1.63 million +10.3%N/A0.1 $46.13
1/31/202432,000 shares $1.47 million -33.5%N/A0.1 $45.86
1/15/202448,100 shares $2.22 million +52.7%N/A0.1 $46.11
12/31/202331,500 shares $1.45 million -83.9%N/A0.1 $46.07
12/15/2023195,100 shares $9.01 million +693.1%N/A0.5 $46.16
11/30/202324,600 shares $1.12 million -87.4%N/A0.1 $45.71
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11/15/2023195,200 shares $8.96 million +101.9%N/A0.6 $45.88
10/31/202396,700 shares $4.39 million -40.1%N/A0.3 $45.44
10/15/2023161,400 shares $7.38 million -72.0%N/A0.6 $45.71
9/30/2023576,500 shares $26.37 million +550.7%N/A2.2 $45.74
9/15/202388,600 shares $4.08 million -37.2%N/A0.3 $46.04
8/31/2023141,100 shares $6.46 million -10.9%N/A0.5 $45.77
8/15/2023158,400 shares $7.23 million -90.6%N/A0.6 $45.63
7/31/20231,680,000 shares $76.39 million +411.4%N/A5.7 $45.47
7/15/2023328,500 shares $14.97 million -58.4%N/A1 $45.57
6/30/2023790,000 shares $35.79 million +282.0%N/A2.3 $45.30
6/15/2023206,800 shares $9.37 million +62.3%N/A0.6 $45.32
5/31/2023127,400 shares $5.71 million +73.6%N/A0.3 $44.84
5/15/202373,400 shares $3.30 million +91.2%N/A0.2 $45.01
4/30/202338,400 shares $1.73 million +56.1%N/A0.1 $45.07
4/15/202324,600 shares $1.12 million +19.4%N/A0.1 $45.40
3/31/202320,600 shares $931.94 thousand -95.2%N/A0 $45.24
3/15/2023428,800 shares $19.26 million +791.5%N/A0.8 $44.91
2/28/202348,100 shares $2.18 million -34.4%N/A0.1 $45.41
2/15/202373,300 shares $3.36 million -96.9%N/A0.1 $45.79
1/31/20232,370,000 shares $108.00 million +333.0%N/A4 $45.57
1/15/2023547,300 shares $24.97 million +2,054.7%N/A0.9 $45.62
12/30/202225,400 shares $1.13 million -13.3%N/A0 $44.59
12/15/202229,300 shares $1.32 million -60.5%N/A0 $45.01
11/30/202274,200 shares $3.34 million -69.3%N/A0.1 $45.06
11/15/2022242,000 shares $10.97 million +595.4%N/A0.4 $45.34
10/31/202234,800 shares $1.56 million -8.4%N/A0.1 $44.73
10/15/202238,000 shares $1.68 million No ChangeN/A0.1 $44.31
9/30/2022106,400 shares $4.69 million +158.3%N/A0.1 $44.07
9/15/202241,200 shares $1.87 million -11.0%N/A0.1 $45.31
8/31/202246,300 shares $2.10 million -74.6%N/A0.1 $45.46
8/15/2022182,600 shares $8.46 million -33.9%N/A0.2 $46.31
7/31/2022276,100 shares $12.50 million +30.0%N/A0.3 $45.27
7/15/2022212,400 shares $9.43 million -80.5%N/A0.2 $44.38
6/30/20221,090,000 shares $48.07 million +2,333.0%N/A1.3 $44.10
6/15/202244,800 shares $2.01 million -33.0%N/A0.1 $44.84
5/31/202266,900 shares $3.03 million -61.5%N/A0.1 $45.26
5/15/2022173,900 shares $7.93 million -66.1%N/A0.2 $45.62
4/30/2022512,900 shares $24.11 million +74.9%N/A0.6 $47.00
4/15/2022293,300 shares $13.90 million -45.2%N/A0.3 $47.40
3/31/2022535,000 shares $25.17 million +65.6%N/A0.6 $47.05
3/15/2022323,100 shares $15.03 million -4.8%N/A0.4 $46.53
2/28/2022339,200 shares $16.06 million -33.7%N/A0.4 $47.36
2/15/2022511,600 shares $24.34 million +19.8%N/A0.6 $47.58
1/31/2022427,100 shares $20.40 million -4.8%N/A0.6 $47.76
1/15/2022448,800 shares $21.56 million +3.4%N/A0.7 $48.05
12/31/2021434,100 shares $20.80 million +216.6%N/A0.8 $47.92
12/15/2021137,100 shares $6.56 million +141.8%N/A0.3 $47.84
11/30/202156,700 shares $2.69 million -84.4%N/A0.1 $47.49
11/15/2021364,200 shares $17.47 million -45.7%N/A0.9 $47.96
10/29/2021670,200 shares $32.08 million +28.6%N/A1.6 $47.87
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10/15/2021521,200 shares $25.03 million -26.8%N/A1.3 $48.03
9/30/2021711,500 shares $34.05 million +22.3%N/A1.9 $47.85
9/15/2021581,900 shares $27.91 million -14.2%N/A1.4 $47.96
8/31/2021678,200 shares $32.49 million -5.6%N/A1.6 $47.91
8/13/2021718,200 shares $34.39 million -30.3%N/A1.6 $47.88
7/30/20211,030,000 shares $49.24 million +13.7%N/A2.1 $47.81
7/15/2021905,600 shares $43.48 million +89.3%N/A1.8 $48.01
6/30/2021478,300 shares $22.96 million +207.6%N/A0.9 $48.01
6/15/2021155,500 shares $7.48 million -55.6%N/A0.3 $48.13
5/28/2021350,200 shares $16.81 million -43.1%N/A0.7 $47.99
5/14/2021614,900 shares $29.48 million +60.6%N/A1.1 $47.95
4/30/2021382,900 shares $18.35 million +28.7%N/A0.7 $47.92
4/15/2021297,500 shares $14.27 million +141.9%N/A0.6 $47.98
3/31/2021123,000 shares $5.87 million -67.0%N/A0.3 $47.69
3/15/2021372,200 shares $17.87 million +45.8%N/A0.9 $48.01
2/26/2021255,300 shares $12.26 million +1.5%N/A0.8 $48.04
2/12/2021251,600 shares $12.11 million +7.8%N/A0.9 $48.12
1/29/2021233,500 shares $11.19 million -23.1%N/A1 $47.93
1/15/2021303,500 shares $14.60 million +31.7%N/A1.5 $48.10
12/31/2020230,500 shares $10.95 million +50.0%N/A1.4 $47.51
12/15/2020153,700 shares $7.27 million -3.6%N/A1 $47.28
11/30/2020159,500 shares $7.49 million +243.8%N/A1.1 $46.97
11/15/202046,400 shares $2.17 million -77.7%N/A0.3 $46.76
10/30/2020207,900 shares $9.56 million +210.8%N/A1.4 $45.98
10/15/202066,900 shares $3.11 million -62.1%N/A0 $46.45
9/30/2020176,300 shares $8.11 million +304.4%N/A1.1 $46.01
9/15/2020174,000 shares $8.15 million +299.1%N/A1 $46.86

FTSL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust Senior Loan ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Senior Loan ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 145,600 shares of FTSL short. Learn More on First Trust Senior Loan ETF's current short interest.

Is First Trust Senior Loan ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust Senior Loan ETF saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 145,600 shares, a drop of 1.2% from the previous total of 147,300 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.

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Trust Senior Loan ETF stock?

Short selling FTSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Senior Loan ETF as its price is falling. FTSL 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 Senior Loan ETF?

A short squeeze for First Trust Senior Loan 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 FTSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust Senior Loan 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 FTSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FTSL) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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