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

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 March 31st, traders have sold 30,800 shares of FTSL short. Learn More on First Trust Senior Loan ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 30,800 shares, a decline of 48.2% from the previous total of 59,500 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 Senior Loan ETF: iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.34%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.15%), VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (1.33%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.48%), Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.12%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.54%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (1.32%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (0.67%), iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.39%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (1.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 up $0.08 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 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.

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 March, 31 2024.