First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $41.08 -0.37 (-0.89%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.98 -0.10 (-0.24%) As of 05/21/2025 04:08 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 Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) has a short interest of 127,400 shares. This marks a 28.56% 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 241,200 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest127,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest99,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+28.56%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.23 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares40,200,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.32%Today's Trading Volume369,943 sharesAverage Trading Volume241,200 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average153% Short Selling First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHYLS Short Interest Over TimeHYLS Days to Cover Over TimeHYLS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield 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 4/30/2025127,400 shares $5.23 million +28.6%N/A0.4 $41.06 4/15/202599,100 shares $4.02 million -83.4%0.2%0.3 $40.53 3/31/2025596,500 shares $24.48 million +355.3%1.5%1.8 $41.04 3/15/2025131,000 shares $5.39 million +94.1%0.3%0.4 $41.14 2/28/202567,500 shares $2.81 million -63.3%0.2%0.2 $41.66 2/15/2025183,700 shares $7.67 million +800.5%0.5%0.6 $41.73 1/31/202520,400 shares $849,252.00 -78.2%N/A0.1 $41.63 1/15/202593,600 shares $3.89 million +1,115.6%N/A0.3 $41.55 12/31/20247,700 shares $318,241.00 -67.8%N/A0 $41.33 12/15/202423,900 shares $995,913.00 -69.8%N/A0.1 $41.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HYLS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202479,000 shares $3.30 million +106.8%N/A0.4 $41.83 11/15/202438,200 shares $1.59 million -33.8%N/A0.2 $41.67 10/31/202457,700 shares $2.39 million -38.4%N/A0.3 $41.44 10/15/202493,700 shares $3.93 million -32.8%N/A0.5 $41.90 9/30/2024139,500 shares $5.85 million +262.3%N/A0.7 $41.96 9/15/202438,500 shares $1.62 million +171.1%N/A0.2 $41.95 8/31/202414,200 shares $590,294.00 -65.0%N/A0.1 $41.57 8/15/202440,600 shares $1.68 million -64.9%N/A0.3 $41.38 7/31/2024115,800 shares $4.76 million -38.1%N/A0.7 $41.11 7/15/2024187,100 shares $7.68 million +112.9%N/A1.1 $41.07 6/30/202487,900 shares $3.57 million -28.3%N/A0.5 $40.63 6/15/2024122,600 shares $5.00 million +808.2%N/A0.8 $40.79 5/31/202413,500 shares $547,425.00 -63.6%N/A0.1 $40.55 5/15/202437,100 shares $1.51 million +144.1%N/A0.2 $40.83 4/30/202415,200 shares $612,256.00 +6.3%N/A0.1 $40.28 4/15/202414,300 shares $577,720.00 -73.3%N/A0.1 $40.40 3/31/202453,600 shares $2.21 million +45.7%N/A0.3 $41.23 3/15/202436,800 shares $1.51 million -23.8%N/A0.2 $41.16 2/29/202448,300 shares $1.99 million +53.3%N/A0.3 $41.18 2/15/202431,500 shares $1.30 million +120.3%N/A0.2 $41.17 1/31/202414,300 shares $589,732.00 -89.3%N/A0.1 $41.24 1/15/2024133,200 shares $5.52 million +800.0%N/A0.6 $41.46 12/31/202314,800 shares $615,236.00 +76.2%N/A0.1 $41.57 12/15/20238,400 shares $347,340.00 -88.2%N/A0 $41.35 11/30/202371,400 shares $2.89 million +586.5%N/A0.3 $40.42 11/15/202310,400 shares $414,492.00 -92.0%N/A0 $39.86 10/31/2023130,700 shares $5.01 million -73.6%N/A0.6 $38.34 10/15/2023495,200 shares $19.31 million +265.2%N/A2.3 $39.00 9/30/2023135,600 shares $5.32 million +3.3%N/A0.6 $39.23 9/15/2023131,300 shares $5.23 million +82.6%N/A0.6 $39.87Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 8/31/202371,900 shares $2.87 million -89.9%N/A0.4 $39.86 8/15/2023708,200 shares $28.12 million -35.0%N/A3.5 $39.71 7/31/20231,090,000 shares $43.48 million +63.0%N/A5.4 $39.89 7/15/2023668,800 shares $26.62 million +25.4%N/A3.4 $39.81 6/30/2023533,200 shares $21.13 million -27.0%N/A2.7 $39.63 6/15/2023730,800 shares $29.10 million +3,119.4%N/A3.9 $39.82 5/31/202322,700 shares $888,251.00 +229.0%N/A0.1 $39.13 5/15/20236,900 shares $273,240.00 -76.0%N/A0 $39.60 4/30/202328,700 shares $1.14 million -15.8%N/A0.1 $39.86 4/15/202334,100 shares $1.37 million +25.8%N/A0.1 $40.06 3/31/202327,100 shares $1.08 million +17.3%N/A0.1 $39.76 3/15/202323,100 shares $899,514.00 -62.1%N/A0.1 $38.94 2/28/202361,000 shares $2.41 million +15.5%N/A0.2 $39.55 2/15/202352,800 shares $2.12 million -62.4%N/A0.2 $40.10 1/31/2023140,500 shares $5.68 million +2,203.3%N/A0.4 $40.44 1/15/20236,100 shares $247,294.00 -87.5%N/A0 $40.54 12/30/202248,800 shares $1.90 million +1,120.0%N/A0.2 $38.94 12/15/20224,000 shares $159,240.00 -84.7%N/A0 $39.81 11/30/202226,200 shares $1.04 million -98.1%N/A0.1 $39.79 11/15/20221,400,000 shares $55.44 million +2,431.7%N/A4.3 $39.60 10/31/202255,300 shares $2.18 million -24.5%N/A0.2 $39.39 10/15/202273,200 shares $2.83 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $38.64 9/30/202255,700 shares $2.13 million +17.5%N/A0.2 $38.32 9/15/202247,400 shares $1.90 million -60.0%N/A0.2 $40.14 8/31/2022118,500 shares $4.80 million +1.9%N/A0.3 $40.50 8/15/2022116,300 shares $4.95 million +232.3%N/A0.3 $42.59 7/31/202235,000 shares $1.46 million -28.3%N/A0.1 $41.69 7/15/202248,800 shares $1.96 million -20.8%N/A0.1 $40.18 6/30/202261,600 shares $2.41 million -89.6%N/A0.1 $39.15 6/15/2022594,800 shares $23.98 million +125.3%N/A1.4 $40.32 5/31/2022264,000 shares $11.20 million +476.4%N/A0.7 $42.44 5/15/202245,800 shares $1.91 million +9.6%N/A0.1 $41.64 4/30/202241,800 shares $1.82 million -12.2%N/A0.1 $43.49 4/15/202247,600 shares $2.13 million -25.3%N/A0.1 $44.84 3/31/202263,700 shares $2.91 million +125.9%N/A0.2 $45.76 3/15/202228,200 shares $1.26 million -46.5%N/A0.1 $44.61 2/28/202252,700 shares $2.43 million +17.1%N/A0.2 $46.17 2/15/202245,000 shares $2.07 million +11.4%N/A0.1 $46.07 1/31/202240,400 shares $1.89 million -32.2%N/A0.1 $46.72 1/15/202259,600 shares $2.84 million -76.0%N/A0.2 $47.60 12/31/2021248,600 shares $11.90 million +391.3%N/A0.9 $47.85 12/15/202150,600 shares $2.42 million +90.2%N/A0.2 $47.78 11/30/202126,600 shares $1.25 million +72.7%N/A0.1 $47.11 11/15/202115,400 shares $735,812.00 -77.0%N/A0.1 $47.78 10/29/202167,000 shares $3.21 million +254.5%N/A0.3 $47.84 10/15/202118,900 shares $909,846.00 -70.1%N/A0.1 $48.14 9/30/202163,300 shares $3.05 million +109.6%N/A0.3 $48.19 9/15/202130,200 shares $1.46 million -58.3%N/A0.1 $48.48 8/31/202172,400 shares $3.50 million -59.3%N/A0.3 $48.40 8/13/2021177,700 shares $8.58 million -1.2%N/A0.7 $48.26Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/30/2021179,900 shares $8.71 million +1,010.5%N/A0.7 $48.39 7/15/202116,200 shares $785,700.00 -64.0%N/A0.1 $48.50 6/30/202145,000 shares $2.18 million +59.0%N/A0.2 $48.51 6/15/202128,300 shares $1.38 million -53.2%N/A0.1 $48.70 5/28/202160,400 shares $2.93 million +38.9%N/A0.2 $48.53 5/14/202143,500 shares $2.11 million -9.6%N/A0.1 $48.46 4/30/202148,100 shares $2.34 million +71.8%N/A0.1 $48.65 4/15/202128,000 shares $1.37 million -83.7%N/A0.1 $48.75 3/31/2021171,900 shares $8.34 million +62.0%N/A0.5 $48.49 3/15/2021106,100 shares $5.16 million +94.0%N/A0.3 $48.68 2/26/202154,700 shares $2.65 million -30.0%N/A0.2 $48.52 2/12/202178,100 shares $3.84 million -10.7%N/A0.2 $49.13 1/29/202187,500 shares $4.27 million -81.5%N/A0.3 $48.80 1/15/2021473,000 shares $23.20 million -35.9%N/A1.4 $49.05 12/31/2020738,100 shares $35.97 million +0.9%N/A2.2 $48.74 12/15/2020731,200 shares $35.56 million -9.8%N/A2 $48.63 11/30/2020810,700 shares $39.25 million +50.9%N/A2.1 $48.41 11/15/2020537,200 shares $25.90 million +243.9%N/A1.4 $48.22 10/30/2020156,200 shares $7.34 million +84.6%N/A0.4 $46.99 10/15/202084,600 shares $4.03 million +526.7%N/A0 $47.65 9/30/202013,500 shares $636,930.00 -93.2%N/A0 $47.18 9/15/2020183,800 shares $8.78 million -6.8%N/A0.5 $47.78 8/31/2020197,300 shares $9.39 million -23.7%N/A0.5 $47.60 8/14/2020258,400 shares $12.24 million +778.9%N/A0.6 $47.35 7/31/202029,400 shares $1.40 million -53.0%N/A0.1 $47.53 7/15/202062,500 shares $2.91 million -82.9%N/A0.1 $46.54 6/30/2020364,700 shares $16.67 million +484.5%N/A0.6 $45.70 6/15/202062,400 shares $2.90 million -6.7%N/A0.1 $46.51 5/29/202066,900 shares $3.08 million -74.0%N/A0.1 $46.10 HYLS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 127,400 shares of HYLS short. Learn More on First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF's current short interest. Is First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 127,400 shares, an increase of 28.6% from the previous total of 99,100 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 Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF: iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.15%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.02%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.07%), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (0.38%), VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (0.19%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.19%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.29%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (0.08%), iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.03%), Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.17%), 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 Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF stock? Short selling HYLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF as its price is falling. HYLS shares are trading down $0.37 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 Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF? A short squeeze for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield 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 HYLS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield 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 HYLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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