First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $41.70 -0.03 (-0.06%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestTrends 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 20,400 shares. This marks a -78.21% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 347,499 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest20,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest93,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-78.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$849,252.00Short Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares40,000,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.05%Today's Trading Volume33,299 sharesAverage Trading Volume347,499 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average10% 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 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 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 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. 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 $39.87 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 $39.82Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 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 $48.26 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 $48.46Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 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 5/15/2020257,500 shares $11.52 million +285.5%N/A0.5 $44.73 4/30/202066,800 shares $2.99 million -79.5%N/A0.1 $44.79 4/15/2020326,200 shares $14.90 million +767.6%N/A0.8 $45.69 3/31/202037,600 shares $1.68 million +123.8%N/A0.1 $44.65 3/13/202016,800 shares $771,960.00 -90.5%N/A0 $45.95 2/28/2020177,100 shares $6.68 million +164.3%N/A0.8 $37.73 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 closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 20,400 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 drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,400 shares, a drop of 78.2% from the previous total of 93,600 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 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 (1.38%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.02%), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (0.24%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.23%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.14%), VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (0.75%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.89%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (0.25%), iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.12%), iShares High Yield Active ETF (0.09%), 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 Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 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 $0.03 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 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 appreciates 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 January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies FALN Short Interest Data BSJP Short Interest Data FTSL Short Interest Data BSJQ Short Interest Data BSJS Short Interest Data ANGL Short Interest Data BSJT Short Interest Data HYZD Short Interest Data HYXF Short Interest Data BRHY 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:HYLS) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump doesn’t give a damnPorter Stansberry: “I met with Trump’s biggest backers… they’re scooping up these 10 stocks” I recently met...Porter & Company | SponsoredBuy NVDA Now? After weeks of volatility, did President Trump just turn Nvidia (NVDA) into a raging BUY? 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