First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.88 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 02:38 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) has a short interest of 1,900 shares, representing 0.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -88.62% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.0, indicating that it would take 0.0 days of the average trading volume of 53,991 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-88.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$35,606.00Short Interest Ratio0.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares6,250,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.03%Today's Trading Volume50,869 sharesAverage Trading Volume53,991 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average94% Short Selling First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus 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 ChartLDSF Short Interest Over TimeLDSF Days to Cover Over TimeLDSF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Low Duration 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 4/15/20251,900 shares $35,606.00 -88.6%0.0%0 $18.74 3/31/202516,700 shares $315,129.00 -31.8%0.3%0.3 $18.87 3/15/202524,500 shares $462,560.00 -44.8%0.4%0.6 $18.88 2/28/202544,400 shares $840,936.00 +145.3%0.7%0.9 $18.94 2/15/202518,100 shares $341,547.00 +46.0%0.3%0.4 $18.87 1/31/202512,400 shares $233,368.00 -3.1%N/A0.4 $18.82 1/15/202512,800 shares $240,256.00 +2,460.0%N/A0.4 $18.77 12/31/2024500 shares $9,385.00 -95.6%N/A0 $18.77 12/15/202411,300 shares $212,835.50 -46.7%N/A0.4 $18.84 11/30/202421,200 shares $401,422.00 -71.5%N/A0.5 $18.94 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LDSF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202474,400 shares $1.40 million +866.2%N/A1.7 $18.85 10/31/20247,700 shares $145,109.58 -65.8%N/A0.2 $18.85 10/15/202422,500 shares $427,725.00 -12.5%N/A0.5 $19.01 9/30/202425,700 shares $492,412.00 +107.3%N/A0.4 $19.16 9/15/202412,400 shares $237,708.00 +188.4%N/A0.2 $19.17 8/31/20244,300 shares $81,795.46 +22.9%N/A0.1 $19.02 8/15/20243,500 shares $66,500.00 -87.5%N/A0.1 $19.00 7/31/202428,100 shares $530,809.00 +3,022.2%N/A0.6 $18.89 7/15/2024900 shares $17,001.00 -64.0%N/A0 $18.89 6/30/20242,500 shares $46,725.00 -58.3%N/A0 $18.69 6/15/20246,000 shares $112,710.00 +160.9%N/A0.1 $18.79 5/31/20242,300 shares $42,918.00 +15.0%N/A0 $18.66 5/15/20242,000 shares $37,500.00 +185.7%N/A0 $18.75 4/30/2024700 shares $12,964.00 -84.1%N/A0 $18.52 4/15/20244,400 shares $81,708.00 -66.9%N/A0.1 $18.57 3/31/202413,300 shares $249,417.56 +315.6%N/A0.2 $18.75 3/15/20243,200 shares $59,936.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $18.73 2/29/20241,600 shares $29,952.00 -95.4%N/A0 $18.72 2/15/202434,900 shares $654,026.00 +162.4%N/A0.6 $18.74 1/31/202413,300 shares $250,838.00 +7.3%N/A0.2 $18.86 1/15/202412,400 shares $234,360.00 +235.1%N/A0.2 $18.90 12/31/20233,700 shares $69,729.83 -45.6%N/A0.1 $18.85 12/15/20236,800 shares $128,044.00 +1,033.3%N/A0.2 $18.83 11/30/2023600 shares $11,148.00 -40.0%N/A0 $18.58 11/15/20231,000 shares $18,460.00 -98.8%N/A0 $18.46 10/31/202384,200 shares $1.53 million -38.5%N/A2.1 $18.16 10/15/2023136,900 shares $2.51 million +59.9%N/A2.9 $18.32 9/30/202385,600 shares $1.57 million +112.9%N/A1.8 $18.34 9/15/202340,200 shares $742,896.00 -60.4%N/A0.6 $18.48 8/31/2023101,400 shares $1.88 million +113.5%N/A1.7 $18.51What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 8/15/202347,500 shares $876,033.00 -17.4%N/A0.8 $18.44 7/31/202357,500 shares $1.06 million -84.8%N/A0.9 $18.51 7/15/2023378,500 shares $7.03 million +281.6%N/A6 $18.58 6/30/202399,200 shares $1.83 million +272.9%N/A1.8 $18.44 6/15/202326,600 shares $494,113.62 +8,766.7%N/A0.6 $18.58 5/31/2023300 shares $5,574.00 -99.5%N/A0 $18.58 5/15/202362,900 shares $1.17 million -53.0%N/A1.3 $18.66 4/30/2023133,900 shares $2.50 million +185.5%N/A1.9 $18.67 4/15/202346,900 shares $876,092.00 +46,800.0%N/A0.6 $18.68 3/31/2023100 shares $1,863.00 -99.9%N/A0 $18.63 3/15/2023105,400 shares $1.96 million +7,428.6%N/A1.1 $18.62 2/28/20231,400 shares $25,900.00 -92.1%N/A0 $18.50 2/15/202317,800 shares $330,546.00 +3,460.0%N/A0.2 $18.57 1/31/2023500 shares $9,360.00 -97.4%N/A0 $18.72 1/15/202319,100 shares $356,597.00 -80.3%N/A0.2 $18.67 12/30/202296,700 shares $1.78 million +7,958.3%N/A1.2 $18.44 12/15/20221,200 shares $22,350.00 +50.0%N/A0 $18.63 11/30/2022800 shares $14,808.00 -96.9%N/A0 $18.51 11/15/202225,800 shares $477,300.00 +108.1%N/A0.5 $18.50 10/31/202212,400 shares $226,920.00 -84.8%N/A0.2 $18.30 10/15/202281,500 shares $1.49 million No ChangeN/A1.2 $18.31 9/30/202217,100 shares $314,127.00 -32.7%N/A0.2 $18.37 9/15/202225,400 shares $474,726.00 -43.8%N/A0.3 $18.69 8/31/202245,200 shares $850,664.00 -26.7%N/A0.4 $18.82 8/15/202261,700 shares $1.18 million +2,582.6%N/A0.6 $19.08 7/31/20222,300 shares $43,723.00 -73.6%N/A0 $19.01 7/15/20228,700 shares $163,299.00 +8,600.0%N/A0.1 $18.77 6/30/2022100 shares $1,870.00 -98.1%N/A0 $18.70 6/15/20225,200 shares $97,396.00 -72.3%N/A0 $18.73 5/31/202218,800 shares $358,986.00 -78.7%N/A0.1 $19.10 5/15/202288,100 shares $1.67 million -15.9%N/A0.5 $19.00 4/30/2022104,700 shares $2.01 million +566.9%N/A0.6 $19.21 4/15/202215,700 shares $304,423.00 +214.0%N/A0.1 $19.39 3/31/20225,000 shares $97,050.00 -88.4%N/A0 $19.41 3/15/202243,100 shares $839,157.00 +33.9%N/A0.3 $19.47 2/28/202232,200 shares $634,662.00 -24.2%N/A0.2 $19.71 2/15/202242,500 shares $837,675.00 +14,066.7%N/A0.3 $19.71 1/31/2022300 shares $5,949.00 -99.5%N/A0 $19.83 1/15/202254,900 shares $1.09 million +1,933.3%N/A0.5 $19.90 12/31/20212,700 shares $54,027.00 -93.7%N/A0 $20.01 12/15/202143,100 shares $860,276.00 +133.0%N/A0.4 $19.96 11/30/202118,500 shares $369,445.00 -74.3%N/A0.2 $19.97 11/15/202172,000 shares $1.44 million +17.1%N/A1 $20.03 10/29/202161,500 shares $1.23 million -12.9%N/A0.9 $20.06 10/15/202170,600 shares $1.42 million +65.3%N/A1.1 $20.14 9/30/202142,700 shares $860,832.00 -18.7%N/A0.7 $20.16 9/15/202152,500 shares $1.06 million +31.9%N/A0.9 $20.23 8/31/202139,800 shares $804,358.00 -16.9%N/A0.7 $20.21 8/13/202147,900 shares $968,538.00 +146.9%N/A0.7 $20.22 7/30/202119,400 shares $392,753.00 -21.5%N/A0.3 $20.25What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 7/15/202124,700 shares $500,175.00 -60.0%N/A0.3 $20.25 6/30/202161,700 shares $1.25 million +67.7%N/A0.9 $20.29 6/15/202136,800 shares $748,512.00 +377.9%N/A0.5 $20.34 5/28/20217,700 shares $156,079.00 -88.7%N/A0.1 $20.27 5/14/202168,300 shares $1.38 million +311.5%N/A1.1 $20.27 4/30/202116,600 shares $336,980.00 -30.3%N/A0.2 $20.30 4/15/202123,800 shares $482,902.00 -54.8%N/A0.3 $20.29 3/31/202152,700 shares $1.06 million -66.9%N/A0.7 $20.21 3/15/2021159,000 shares $3.22 million +277.7%N/A2.1 $20.28 2/26/202142,100 shares $852,104.00 -7.3%N/A0.7 $20.24 2/12/202145,400 shares $929,328.92 -54.6%N/A0.8 $20.47 1/29/2021100,000 shares $2.04 million +562.3%N/A1.9 $20.42 1/15/202115,100 shares $308,493.00 -60.4%N/A0.4 $20.43 12/31/202038,100 shares $778,596.36 +28.3%N/A1 $20.44 12/15/202029,700 shares $610,038.00 -30.0%N/A0.8 $20.54 11/30/202042,400 shares $867,716.00 -20.3%N/A1.2 $20.47 11/15/202053,200 shares $1.09 million -20.5%N/A1.4 $20.46 10/30/202066,900 shares $1.36 million -7.5%N/A1.7 $20.32 10/15/202072,300 shares $1.47 million +7.8%N/A0 $20.39 9/30/202067,100 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A1.6 $20.37 9/15/202059,900 shares $1.23 million -6.1%N/A1.4 $20.48 8/31/202063,800 shares $1.30 million -41.7%N/A1.4 $20.44 8/14/2020109,500 shares $2.24 million +47.0%N/A2.2 $20.43 7/31/202074,500 shares $1.53 million +2,303.2%N/A1.7 $20.47 7/15/20203,100 shares $63,085.00 -40.4%N/A0.1 $20.35 6/30/20205,200 shares $105,404.00 -78.6%N/A0.1 $20.27 6/15/202024,300 shares $493,533.00 -91.4%N/A0.4 $20.31 5/29/2020283,100 shares $5.72 million +483.7%N/A3.4 $20.22 5/15/202048,500 shares $973,880.00 -53.2%N/A0.5 $20.08 LDSF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 1,900 shares of LDSF short. 0.03% of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.03% of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, a decrease of 88.6% from the previous total of 16,700 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 Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.03% of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF: First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF (0.04%), VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (0.07%), iShares MSCI UAE ETF (8.07%), iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (15.31%), Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (0.21%), First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (0.34%), Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF (1.43%), Optimize Strategy Index ETF (0.04%), Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds ETF (0.23%), Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF (0.19%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock? Short selling LDSF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF as its price is falling. 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 Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF? A short squeeze for First Trust Low Duration 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 LDSF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Low Duration 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 LDSF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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