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 covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 29,100 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 increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,100 shares, an increase of 2.5% from the previous total of 28,400 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: Cabana Target Drawdown 10 ETF (0.11%), iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (0.03%), Cabana Target Drawdown 7 ETF (0.01%), Global X Alternative Income ETF (0.08%), First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (0.25%), and Flexshares Real Assets Allocation Index Fund (0.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 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 $0.06 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, 31 2024.