First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 2,000 shares of IFV short. 0.00% of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF's shares are currently sold short. View details.

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,000 shares, a decrease of 98.1% from the previous total of 107,000 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.17 billion), Aon PLC ($3.57 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.01 billion), Clorox Co ($2.91 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Mercadolibre Inc ($2.33 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Kroger Co ($1.99 billion), Moderna Inc ($1.96 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.80 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IFV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF as its price is falling. First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF's stock is trading up $0.07 today. To short First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF 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 First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF 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 Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 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 IFV, 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 IFV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.