First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund - MDIV Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 15,000 shares of MDIV short. Learn More on First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund's current short interest.

First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,000 shares, a decline of 84.1% from the previous total of 94,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund: iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (0.46%), Global X Alternative Income ETF (0.96%), First Trust Income Opportunity ETF (1.02%), and Flexshares Real Assets Allocation Index Fund (0.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MDIV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund as its price is falling. MDIV shares are trading up $0.05 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.

A short squeeze for First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund 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 MDIV, 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 MDIV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.