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First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 08/1/2025 03:49 PM Eastern
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First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Short Interest Data

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) has a short interest of 476,900 shares. This marks a 3.85% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 24.8, indicating that it would take 24.8 days of the average trading volume of 33,863 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
476,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
459,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.85%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$47.38 million
Short Interest Ratio
24.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
3,000,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
15.90%
Today's Trading Volume
7,983 shares
Average Trading Volume
33,863 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
24%
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FTXL Short Interest Over Time

FTXL Days to Cover Over Time

FTXL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/2025476,900 shares $47.38 million +3.9%N/A24.8 $99.36
6/30/2025459,200 shares $44.06 million +0.0%15.6%20.3 $95.94
6/15/2025459,000 shares $40.86 million -0.1%15.6%22.2 $89.03
5/31/2025459,500 shares $37.73 million -1.1%15.8%19.7 $82.12
5/15/2025464,500 shares $39.88 million -6.2%15.7%17.7 $85.85
4/30/2025495,200 shares $36.59 million +1.2%N/A17.7 $73.89
4/15/2025489,400 shares $34.25 million +3.6%16.6%15.3 $69.98
3/31/2025472,200 shares $35.67 million +0.3%15.7%10.4 $75.55
3/15/2025470,900 shares $38.11 million +0.5%12.9%8.1 $80.93
2/28/2025468,600 shares $39.31 million +0.2%12.8%1.4 $83.89
2/15/2025467,600 shares $41.77 million +1.9%12.8%1.4 $89.32
1/31/2025459,000 shares $40.45 million +1.7%N/A1.4 $88.13
1/15/2025451,200 shares $40.81 million -2.6%N/A1.4 $90.44
12/31/2024463,400 shares $40.44 million +1,863.6%N/A1.5 $87.27
12/15/202423,600 shares $2.13 million +58.4%N/A0.1 $90.16
11/30/202414,900 shares $1.32 million +17.3%N/A0.5 $88.46
11/15/202412,700 shares $1.10 million +101.6%N/A0.4 $86.31
10/31/20246,300 shares $555.22 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $88.13
10/15/20246,300 shares $584.20 thousand -19.2%N/A0.1 $92.73
9/30/20247,800 shares $727.58 thousand +27.9%N/A0.2 $93.28
9/15/20246,100 shares $548.70 thousand +144.0%N/A0.1 $89.95
8/31/20242,500 shares $233.40 thousand -85.7%N/A0.1 $93.36
8/15/202417,500 shares $1.64 million +136.5%N/A0.4 $93.73
7/31/20247,400 shares $711.14 thousand +117.7%N/A0.2 $96.10
7/15/20243,400 shares $358.90 thousand +142.9%N/A0.1 $105.56
6/30/20241,400 shares $139.80 thousand -46.2%N/A0 $99.86
6/15/20242,600 shares $263.04 thousand -85.0%N/A0.1 $101.17
5/31/202417,300 shares $1.63 million -25.4%N/A0.2 $94.01
5/15/202423,200 shares $2.15 million -16.3%N/A0.2 $92.72
4/30/202427,700 shares $2.40 million +27.1%N/A0.3 $86.51
4/15/202421,800 shares $1.87 million -37.0%N/A0.2 $85.91
3/31/202434,600 shares $3.13 million +22.3%N/A0.3 $90.54
3/15/202428,300 shares $2.49 million +363.9%N/A0.2 $88.03
2/29/20246,100 shares $535.40 thousand +144.0%N/A0.1 $87.77
2/15/20242,500 shares $212.58 thousand -79.0%N/A0 $85.03
1/31/202411,900 shares $958.55 thousand -85.7%N/A0.2 $80.55
1/15/202483,200 shares $6.51 million +86.1%N/A1.1 $78.22
12/31/202344,700 shares $3.64 million +4.4%N/A0.6 $81.53
12/15/202342,800 shares $3.46 million +49.7%N/A0.6 $80.78
11/30/202328,600 shares $2.08 million +508.5%N/A0.4 $72.64
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11/15/20234,700 shares $339.25 thousand -65.9%N/A0.1 $72.18
10/31/202313,800 shares $865.12 thousand -47.3%N/A0.2 $62.69
10/15/202326,200 shares $1.77 million -54.8%N/A0.4 $67.37
9/30/202357,900 shares $3.92 million +182.4%N/A0.8 $67.63
9/15/202320,500 shares $1.40 million +3.0%N/A0.3 $68.29
8/31/202319,900 shares $1.44 million +70.1%N/A0.2 $72.53
8/15/202311,700 shares $807.18 thousand -45.1%N/A0.1 $68.99
7/31/202321,300 shares $1.61 million -22.3%N/A0.3 $75.36
7/15/202327,400 shares $1.97 million -47.8%N/A0.3 $71.89
6/30/202352,500 shares $3.74 million +51.3%N/A0.6 $71.19
6/15/202334,700 shares $2.46 million -13.7%N/A0.1 $70.95
5/31/202340,200 shares $2.66 million +429.0%N/A0.1 $66.08
5/15/20237,600 shares $461.62 thousand -73.2%N/A0 $60.74
4/30/202328,400 shares $1.71 million -47.4%N/A0.1 $60.06
4/15/202354,000 shares $3.33 million +104.6%N/A0.2 $61.74
3/31/202326,400 shares $1.71 million -7.7%N/A0.1 $64.81
3/15/202328,600 shares $1.73 million -5.6%N/A0.1 $60.33
2/28/202330,300 shares $1.84 million +244.3%N/A1.6 $60.61
2/15/20238,800 shares $567.60 thousand -1.1%N/A0.6 $64.50
1/31/20238,900 shares $535.16 thousand +456.3%N/A0.8 $60.13
1/15/20231,600 shares $93.47 thousand -92.8%N/A0.2 $58.42
12/30/202222,300 shares $1.19 million +84.3%N/A2.1 $53.17
12/15/202212,100 shares $665.50 thousand -15.4%N/A1.1 $55.00
11/30/202214,300 shares $832.69 thousand +155.4%N/A1.3 $58.23
11/15/20225,600 shares $325.53 thousand +24.4%N/A0.5 $58.13
10/31/20224,500 shares $223.97 thousand -89.1%N/A0.5 $49.77
10/15/202241,300 shares $1.90 million No ChangeN/A3.8 $46.03
9/30/20222,900 shares $141.40 thousand +7.4%N/A0.3 $48.76
9/15/20222,700 shares $144.94 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $53.68
8/31/20222,700 shares $149.31 thousand -88.7%N/A0.3 $55.30
8/15/202223,800 shares $1.51 million +183.3%N/A2 $63.30
7/31/20228,400 shares $515.68 thousand +366.7%N/A0.6 $61.39
7/15/20221,800 shares $100.64 thousand +20.0%N/A0.1 $55.91
6/30/20221,500 shares $79.70 thousand -6.3%N/A0.1 $53.13
6/15/20221,600 shares $89.66 thousand -11.1%N/A0.1 $56.04
5/31/20221,800 shares $114.01 thousand +28.6%N/A0.1 $63.34
5/15/20221,400 shares $85.75 thousand -90.5%N/A0.1 $61.25
4/30/202214,800 shares $898.06 thousand +8.8%N/A1.2 $60.68
4/15/202213,600 shares $840.48 thousand -66.4%N/A0.9 $61.80
3/31/202240,500 shares $2.85 million +800.0%N/A2.5 $70.40
3/15/20224,500 shares $292.50 thousand +45.2%N/A0.3 $65.00
2/28/20223,100 shares $217.87 thousand -72.3%N/A0.2 $70.28
2/15/202211,200 shares $806.62 thousand +173.2%N/A0.6 $72.02
1/31/20224,100 shares $286.47 thousand -16.3%N/A0.2 $69.87
1/15/20224,900 shares $379.93 thousand -89.0%N/A0.3 $77.54
12/31/202144,700 shares $3.63 million +108.9%N/A2.6 $81.12
12/15/202121,400 shares $1.71 million +18.2%N/A1.3 $79.70
11/30/202118,100 shares $1.40 million -9.5%N/A1.2 $77.45
11/15/202120,000 shares $1.54 million +11.1%N/A1.6 $77.04
10/29/202118,000 shares $1.26 million -48.0%N/A1.7 $69.87
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10/15/202134,600 shares $2.32 million +109.7%N/A3.9 $67.05
9/30/202116,500 shares $1.12 million -38.2%N/A1.8 $67.85
9/15/202126,700 shares $1.89 million +9.4%N/A3.4 $70.95
8/31/202124,400 shares $1.68 million -17.6%N/A2.5 $69.00
8/13/202129,600 shares $1.99 million No ChangeN/A3.1 $67.07
4/30/20216,700 shares $437.24 thousand -79.8%N/A0.4 $65.26
4/15/202133,200 shares $2.21 million +27.2%N/A1.8 $66.62
3/31/202126,100 shares $1.63 million +8.3%N/A1.5 $62.62
3/15/202124,100 shares $1.51 million +47.0%N/A1.4 $62.48
2/26/202116,400 shares $1.04 million +4.5%N/A1 $63.63
2/12/202115,700 shares $1.05 million -8.2%N/A1.2 $67.13
1/29/202117,100 shares $1.07 million +280.0%N/A1.5 $62.36
1/15/20214,500 shares $298.26 thousand +150.0%N/A0.4 $66.28
12/31/20201,800 shares $107.59 thousand -85.8%N/A0.2 $59.77
12/15/202012,700 shares $741.49 thousand +51.2%N/A1.3 $58.39
11/30/20208,400 shares $471.11 thousand +162.5%N/A0.9 $56.09
11/15/20203,200 shares $172.03 thousand +255.6%N/A0.3 $53.76
10/30/2020900 shares $44.47 thousand -94.9%N/A0.1 $49.41
10/15/202017,500 shares $906.63 thousand +1,490.9%N/A0 $51.81
9/30/20201,100 shares $52.42 thousand -31.3%N/A0.1 $47.65
9/15/202017,000 shares $796.26 thousand +962.5%N/A1.9 $46.84
8/31/20201,600 shares $76.74 thousand -89.9%N/A0.2 $47.96
8/14/202015,800 shares $744.34 thousand +4.6%N/A1.7 $47.11

FTXL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 476,900 shares of FTXL short. Learn More on First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FTXL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 25.0. Learn More on First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF's short interest ratio.

Is First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 476,900 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 459,200 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 Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?
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 Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF stock?

Short selling FTXL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF as its price is falling. FTXL shares are trading down $1.16 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.

How does a short squeeze work against First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF?

A short squeeze for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor 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 FTXL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor 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 FTXL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FTXL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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