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First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Short Interest Data

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) has a short interest of 1,600 shares. This marks a 166.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 4,571 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+166.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$70,880.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,050,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.15%
Today's Trading Volume
403 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,571 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
9%
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HISF Short Interest Over Time

HISF Days to Cover Over Time

HISF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20251,600 shares $70,880.00 +166.7%N/A0.4 $44.30
4/15/2025600 shares $26,280.00 -71.4%0.1%0.1 $43.80
3/31/20252,100 shares $92,925.00 No Change0.2%0.5 $44.25
3/15/20252,100 shares $92,914.50 -77.4%0.2%0.5 $44.25
2/28/20259,300 shares $414,129.00 +116.3%0.9%2.2 $44.53
2/15/20254,300 shares $189,866.50 -4.4%0.4%1 $44.16
1/31/20254,500 shares $197,775.00 +104.6%N/A1 $43.95
1/15/20252,200 shares $96,184.00 +22.2%N/A0.5 $43.72
12/31/20241,800 shares $78,804.00 -64.7%N/A0.4 $43.78
12/15/20245,100 shares $225,189.99 +1,600.0%N/A1 $44.15
11/30/2024300 shares $13,375.20 -50.0%N/A0.1 $44.58
11/15/2024600 shares $26,502.00 -68.4%N/A0.1 $44.17
10/31/20241,900 shares $84,094.00 -72.1%N/A0.4 $44.26
10/15/20246,800 shares $306,272.00 +51.1%N/A1.7 $45.04
9/30/20244,500 shares $204,615.00 +1,025.0%N/A0.7 $45.47
9/15/2024400 shares $18,274.00 -55.6%N/A0.1 $45.69
8/31/2024900 shares $40,551.48 -50.0%N/A0.2 $45.06
8/15/20241,800 shares $80,991.00 +260.0%N/A0.3 $45.00
7/31/2024500 shares $22,265.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $44.53
7/15/20241,000 shares $44,285.00 +400.0%N/A0.2 $44.29
6/30/2024200 shares $8,754.66 -85.7%N/A0.1 $43.77
6/15/20241,400 shares $61,782.00 -79.4%N/A0.5 $44.13
5/31/20246,800 shares $296,631.64 +70.0%N/A2.8 $43.62
5/15/20244,000 shares $175,900.00 +29.0%N/A2.2 $43.98
4/30/20243,100 shares $133,419.66 -64.8%N/A1.3 $43.04
4/15/20248,800 shares $380,598.24 +144.4%N/A2.5 $43.25
3/31/20243,600 shares $159,229.44 +56.5%N/A1 $44.23
3/15/20242,300 shares $101,499.00 -8.0%N/A0.6 $44.13
2/29/20242,500 shares $110,325.00 +19.1%N/A0.6 $44.13
2/15/20242,100 shares $92,841.00 -22.2%N/A0.5 $44.21
1/31/20242,700 shares $120,555.00 +285.7%N/A0.6 $44.65
1/15/2024700 shares $31,360.00 +600.0%N/A0.2 $44.80
12/31/2023100 shares $4,485.50 -85.7%N/A0 $44.86
12/15/2023700 shares $31,304.00 +600.0%N/A0.3 $44.72
11/30/2023100 shares $4,354.00 -80.0%N/A0 $43.54
11/15/2023500 shares $21,505.00 -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
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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 $17,684.00 -83.3%N/A0.1 $44.21
5/15/20232,400 shares $106,872.00 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 closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,600 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 April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,600 shares, an increase of 166.7% from the previous total of 600 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?
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 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 up $0.03 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 April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:HISF) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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