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First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 09/11/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN) had a short interest of 4,540 shares sold short, representing 0.10% of the public float. This marks a -90.90% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, meaning it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 520,540 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,540 shares
Previous Short Interest
49,911 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-90.90%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$183.64 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
4,350,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.10%
Today's Trading Volume
58,480 shares
Average Trading Volume
520,540 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
11%
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First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20264,540 shares $183.64 thousand -90.9%0.1%0.13 $40.45
8/14/202649,911 shares $1.95 million +994.8%1.1%0.81 $39.06
7/31/20264,559 shares $170.92 thousand -29.5%0.1%0.11 $37.49
7/15/20266,465 shares $230.41 thousand +153.7%0.1%0.05 $35.64
6/30/20262,548 shares $85.26 thousand -95.2%0.1%0 $33.46
6/15/202653,104 shares $1.85 million -5.7%1.3%0.41 $34.79
5/29/202656,305 shares $1.99 million -65.8%1.4%0.63 $35.30
5/15/2026164,492 shares $6.17 million +773.1%4.0%0.05 $37.53
4/30/202618,841 shares $714.45 thousand +61.1%0.5%0.16 $37.92
4/15/202611,695 shares $410.73 thousand -82.9%0.3%0.15 $35.12
3/31/202668,566 shares $2.65 million +739.3%1.5%0.81 $38.60
3/13/20268,169 shares $294.57 thousand +708.8%0.2%0.06 $36.06
2/27/20261,010 shares $34.96 thousand -19.5%0.0%0.04 $34.61
2/13/20261,254 shares $41.87 thousand -88.1%0.0%0.05 $33.39
1/30/202610,537 shares $329.81 thousand +175,516.7%0.3%0.28 $31.30
1/15/20266 shares $175.50 -99.4%0.0%0 $29.25
12/31/20251,066 shares $29.76 thousand -66.5%0.0%0.05 $27.92
12/15/20253,184 shares $89.66 thousand +746.8%0.1%0.15 $28.16
11/28/2025376 shares $10.74 thousand -52.9%0.0%0.02 $28.56
11/14/2025799 shares $22.95 thousand -3.9%0.0%0.07 $28.72
10/31/2025831 shares $22.78 thousand +37.8%0.0%0.04 $27.41
10/15/2025600 shares $16.26 thousand -93.2%0.0%0 $27.10
9/30/20258,800 shares $250.27 thousand +8.6%N/A0.4 $28.44
9/15/20258,100 shares $226.88 thousand -10.0%N/A0.4 $28.01
8/31/20259,000 shares $261.72 thousand +1,185.7%0.2%0.4 $29.08
8/15/2025700 shares $19.26 thousand +40.0%N/A0 $27.52
7/31/2025500 shares $13.99 thousand -96.3%0.0%0 $27.98
7/15/202513,400 shares $369.44 thousand +2.3%N/A0.5 $27.57
6/30/202513,100 shares $356.45 thousand +322.6%0.3%0.4 $27.21
6/15/20253,100 shares $89.47 thousand -84.4%0.1%0.1 $28.86
5/31/202519,900 shares $520.19 thousand +665.4%0.4%0.5 $26.14
5/15/20252,600 shares $71.29 thousand -69.4%0.1%0.1 $27.42
4/30/20258,500 shares $217.94 thousand +123.7%N/A0.2 $25.64
4/15/20253,800 shares $95.57 thousand +52.0%0.1%0.1 $25.15
3/31/20252,500 shares $75.70 thousand -32.4%0.0%0.1 $30.28
3/15/20253,700 shares $107.23 thousand -77.6%0.1%0.1 $28.98
2/28/202516,500 shares $492.03 thousand -59.2%0.3%0.4 $29.82
2/15/202540,400 shares $1.21 million +165.8%0.7%1 $29.88
1/31/202515,200 shares $445.97 thousand +270.7%N/A0.3 $29.34
1/15/20254,100 shares $128.58 thousand -12.8%N/A0.1 $31.36
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12/31/20244,700 shares $135.13 thousand +327.3%N/A0.1 $28.75
12/15/20241,100 shares $32.46 thousand -21.4%N/A0 $29.51
11/30/20241,400 shares $44.53 thousand -12.5%N/A0 $31.81
11/15/20241,600 shares $49.97 thousand +220.0%N/A0 $31.23
10/31/2024500 shares $14.58 thousand -54.6%N/A0 $29.16
10/15/20241,100 shares $32.62 thousand -60.7%N/A0 $29.65
9/30/20242,800 shares $81.06 thousand +460.0%N/A0.1 $28.95
9/15/2024500 shares $14.28 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $28.56
8/31/2024500 shares $15.37 thousand -86.8%N/A0 $30.73
8/15/20243,800 shares $116.20 thousand -88.2%N/A0.1 $30.58
7/31/202432,300 shares $1.01 million +44.8%N/A0.6 $31.27
7/15/202422,300 shares $694.58 thousand -11.2%N/A0.4 $31.15
6/30/202425,100 shares $774.59 thousand -42.7%N/A0.5 $30.86
6/15/202443,800 shares $1.30 million -49.9%N/A1.1 $29.77
5/31/202487,500 shares $2.75 million +84.2%N/A2.3 $31.38
5/15/202447,500 shares $1.49 million +29.8%N/A1.3 $31.46
4/30/202436,600 shares $1.15 million +31.2%N/A0.9 $31.53
4/15/202427,900 shares $908.40 thousand +244.4%N/A0.5 $32.56
3/31/20248,100 shares $261.60 thousand +440.0%N/A0.1 $32.30
3/15/20241,500 shares $46.73 thousand -48.3%N/A0 $31.15
2/29/20242,900 shares $84.30 thousand -44.2%N/A0 $29.07
2/15/20245,200 shares $149.76 thousand +225.0%N/A0.1 $28.80
1/31/20241,600 shares $44.94 thousand -64.4%N/A0 $28.09
1/15/20244,500 shares $125.28 thousand +18.4%N/A0 $27.84
12/31/20233,800 shares $107.53 thousand +322.2%N/A0 $28.30
12/15/2023900 shares $25.43 thousand -97.5%N/A0 $28.25
11/30/202336,300 shares $1.04 million +744.2%N/A0.4 $28.62
11/15/20234,300 shares $123.36 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $28.69
10/31/20238,600 shares $249.83 thousand -77.6%N/A0.1 $29.05
10/15/202338,300 shares $1.16 million +439.4%N/A0.6 $30.17
9/30/20237,100 shares $213.28 thousand -86.1%N/A0.1 $30.04
9/15/202351,100 shares $1.56 million -88.2%N/A0.9 $30.58
8/31/2023433,500 shares $12.86 million +604.9%N/A7 $29.66
8/15/202361,500 shares $1.79 million +1,763.6%N/A0.9 $29.18
7/31/20233,300 shares $95.50 thousand +725.0%N/A0 $28.94
7/15/2023400 shares $10.61 thousand -71.4%N/A0 $26.52
6/30/20231,400 shares $36.86 thousand +75.0%N/A0 $26.33
6/15/2023800 shares $21.10 thousand -52.9%N/A0 $26.38
5/31/20231,700 shares $42.21 thousand -66.7%N/A0 $24.83
5/15/20235,100 shares $130.25 thousand -35.4%N/A0 $25.54
4/30/20237,900 shares $214.01 thousand -74.3%N/A0 $27.09
4/15/202330,700 shares $866.97 thousand +42.8%N/A0 $28.24
3/31/202321,500 shares $579.86 thousand -71.0%N/A0 $26.97
3/15/202374,100 shares $1.84 million +1,155.9%N/A0.1 $24.88
2/28/20235,900 shares $160.54 thousand -98.1%N/A0 $27.21
2/15/2023309,600 shares $8.81 million +102.4%N/A1.6 $28.46
1/31/2023153,000 shares $4.44 million +456.4%N/A0.9 $29.03
1/15/202327,500 shares $781.83 thousand -20.1%N/A0.2 $28.43
12/30/202234,400 shares $961.82 thousand -30.2%N/A0.2 $27.96
12/15/202249,300 shares $1.36 million -64.8%N/A0.2 $27.57
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11/30/2022140,000 shares $4.19 million +114.1%N/A0.7 $29.93
11/15/202265,400 shares $2.07 million -61.9%N/A0.3 $31.59
10/31/2022171,700 shares $5.16 million -8.8%N/A0.8 $30.06
10/15/2022188,200 shares $5.12 million No ChangeN/A1 $27.22
9/30/202240,100 shares $984.46 thousand -65.4%N/A0.2 $24.55
9/15/2022115,900 shares $3.13 million +256.6%N/A0.5 $27.02
8/31/202232,500 shares $896.35 thousand +62.5%N/A0.1 $27.58
8/15/202220,000 shares $519.80 thousand -21.6%N/A0.1 $25.99
7/31/202225,500 shares $669.63 thousand +157.6%N/A0.1 $26.26
7/15/20229,900 shares $223.05 thousand -86.1%N/A0 $22.53
6/30/202271,300 shares $1.67 million -63.3%N/A0.2 $23.42
6/15/2022194,000 shares $5.42 million -21.9%N/A0.5 $27.95
5/31/2022248,400 shares $7.39 million +231.6%N/A0.4 $29.74
5/15/202274,900 shares $2.01 million +27.6%N/A0.1 $26.80
4/30/202258,700 shares $1.50 million -56.7%N/A0.1 $25.60
4/15/2022135,700 shares $3.76 million -39.3%N/A0.2 $27.74
3/31/2022223,700 shares $5.93 million -25.2%N/A0.3 $26.49
3/15/2022299,100 shares $7.23 million +129.4%N/A0.4 $24.16
2/28/2022130,400 shares $3.11 million +33.1%N/A0.1 $23.83
2/15/202298,000 shares $2.22 million -28.6%N/A0.1 $22.62
1/31/2022137,200 shares $3.02 million -44.8%N/A0.1 $22.02
1/15/2022248,600 shares $5.62 million +38.4%N/A0.2 $22.61
12/31/2021179,600 shares $3.49 million -73.7%N/A0.1 $19.44
12/15/2021683,300 shares $13.13 million +7,664.8%N/A0.6 $19.21
11/30/20218,800 shares $168.87 thousand -78.7%N/A0.1 $19.19
11/15/202141,300 shares $865.65 thousand +133.3%N/A0.7 $20.96
10/29/202117,700 shares $369.58 thousand -93.1%N/A0.2 $20.88
10/15/2021257,800 shares $5.33 million +2,103.4%N/A4.1 $20.66
9/30/202111,700 shares $222.53 thousand +42.7%N/A0.2 $19.02
9/15/20218,200 shares $146.21 thousand -10.9%N/A0.2 $17.83

FTXN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 4,540 shares of FTXN short. 0.10% of First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's current short interest.

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. FTXN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.1. Learn More on First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's short interest ratio.

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 Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,540 shares, a decline of 90.9% from the previous total of 49,911 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.

0.10% of First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (0.55%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (1.02%), and TCW Transform Systems ETF (0.65%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTXN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF as its price is falling. FTXN shares are trading up $0.09 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 Nasdaq Oil & Gas 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 FTXN, 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 FTXN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like FTXN:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:FTXN is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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