First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.18 -0.06 (-0.12%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.24 +0.06 (+0.13%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) has a short interest of 1,400 shares. This marks a 250.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 5,545 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+250.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$63.69 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,150,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.12%Today's Trading Volume3,020 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,545 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHISF Short Interest Over TimeHISF Days to Cover Over TimeHISF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust High Income Strategic Focus 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 9/15/20251,400 shares $63.69 thousand +250.0%N/A0.2 $45.49 8/31/2025400 shares $17.95 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.1 $44.87 8/15/2025800 shares $35.83 thousand -33.3%N/A0.1 $44.79 7/31/20251,200 shares $53.32 thousand -84.6%0.1%0.2 $44.43 7/15/20257,800 shares $345.62 thousand +7,700.0%N/A1 $44.31 6/30/2025100 shares $4.46 thousand -90.0%0.0%0 $44.64 6/15/20251,000 shares $44.29 thousand +66.7%0.1%0.3 $44.29 5/31/2025600 shares $26.43 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.2 $44.05 5/15/2025400 shares $17.61 thousand -75.0%0.0%0.1 $44.04 4/30/20251,600 shares $70.88 thousand +166.7%N/A0.4 $44.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HISF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/2025600 shares $26.28 thousand -71.4%0.1%0.1 $43.80 3/31/20252,100 shares $92.93 thousand No Change0.2%0.5 $44.25 3/15/20252,100 shares $92.91 thousand -77.4%0.2%0.5 $44.25 2/28/20259,300 shares $414.13 thousand +116.3%0.9%2.2 $44.53 2/15/20254,300 shares $189.87 thousand -4.4%0.4%1 $44.16 1/31/20254,500 shares $197.78 thousand +104.6%N/A1 $43.95 1/15/20252,200 shares $96.18 thousand +22.2%N/A0.5 $43.72 12/31/20241,800 shares $78.80 thousand -64.7%N/A0.4 $43.78 12/15/20245,100 shares $225.19 thousand +1,600.0%N/A1 $44.15 11/30/2024300 shares $13.38 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $44.58 11/15/2024600 shares $26.50 thousand -68.4%N/A0.1 $44.17 10/31/20241,900 shares $84.09 thousand -72.1%N/A0.4 $44.26 10/15/20246,800 shares $306.27 thousand +51.1%N/A1.7 $45.04 9/30/20244,500 shares $204.62 thousand +1,025.0%N/A0.7 $45.47 9/15/2024400 shares $18.27 thousand -55.6%N/A0.1 $45.69 8/31/2024900 shares $40.55 thousand -50.0%N/A0.2 $45.06 8/15/20241,800 shares $80.99 thousand +260.0%N/A0.3 $45.00 7/31/2024500 shares $22.27 thousand -50.0%N/A0.1 $44.53 7/15/20241,000 shares $44.29 thousand +400.0%N/A0.2 $44.29 6/30/2024200 shares $8.75 thousand -85.7%N/A0.1 $43.77 6/15/20241,400 shares $61.78 thousand -79.4%N/A0.5 $44.13 5/31/20246,800 shares $296.63 thousand +70.0%N/A2.8 $43.62 5/15/20244,000 shares $175.90 thousand +29.0%N/A2.2 $43.98 4/30/20243,100 shares $133.42 thousand -64.8%N/A1.3 $43.04 4/15/20248,800 shares $380.60 thousand +144.4%N/A2.5 $43.25 3/31/20243,600 shares $159.23 thousand +56.5%N/A1 $44.23 3/15/20242,300 shares $101.50 thousand -8.0%N/A0.6 $44.13 2/29/20242,500 shares $110.33 thousand +19.1%N/A0.6 $44.13 2/15/20242,100 shares $92.84 thousand -22.2%N/A0.5 $44.21 1/31/20242,700 shares $120.56 thousand +285.7%N/A0.6 $44.65 1/15/2024700 shares $31.36 thousand +600.0%N/A0.2 $44.80 12/31/2023100 shares $4.49 thousand -85.7%N/A0 $44.86 12/15/2023700 shares $31.30 thousand +600.0%N/A0.3 $44.72 11/30/2023100 shares $4.35 thousand -80.0%N/A0 $43.54 11/15/2023500 shares $21.51 thousand -98.0%N/A0.2 $43.01 10/31/202324,600 shares $1.03 million -12.8%N/A8.5 $41.94 10/15/202328,200 shares $1.20 million +1.4%N/A10.4 $42.54 9/30/202327,800 shares $1.19 million +5.3%N/A10.7 $42.73 9/15/202326,400 shares $1.15 million -43.8%N/A5.3 $43.46 8/31/202347,000 shares $2.06 million -18.0%N/A9.6 $43.75 8/15/202357,300 shares $2.49 million -5.9%N/A10.8 $43.52 7/31/202360,900 shares $2.68 million +7.8%N/A11.5 $44.08 7/15/202356,500 shares $2.50 million +4.8%N/A10.3 $44.18 6/30/202353,900 shares $2.37 million +42.2%N/A9.1 $44.05 6/15/202337,900 shares $1.68 million +9,375.0%N/A9.2 $44.32 5/31/2023400 shares $17.68 thousand -83.3%N/A0.1 $44.21 5/15/20232,400 shares $106.87 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $44.53 HISF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,400 shares of HISF short. Learn More on First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's current short interest. Is First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,400 shares, an increase of 250.0% from the previous total of 400 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 High Income Strategic Focus ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF: AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (1.22%), First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF (0.10%), Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (0.52%), WisdomTree Target Range Fund (0.10%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (0.05%), VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF (0.01%), iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (2.01%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (0.56%), iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (4.15%), Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF (1.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock? Short selling HISF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF as its price is falling. HISF shares are trading down $0.06 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 High Income Strategic Focus ETF? A short squeeze for First Trust High Income Strategic Focus 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 HISF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust High Income Strategic Focus 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 HISF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF Short Interest Data First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF Short Interest Data Lazard Japanese Equity ETF Short Interest Data WisdomTree Target Range Fund Short Interest Data First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF Short Interest Data VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF Short Interest Data iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Short Interest Data First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF Short Interest Data iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Short Interest Data Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HISF) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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