NASDAQ:QABA First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund - QABA Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $42.59 -0.96 (-2.20%) (As of 03/30/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$42.50▼$43.9150-Day Range$42.57▼$55.4552-Week Range$41.40▼$58.82Volume24,029 shsAverage Volume57,135 shsMarket Capitalization$146.94 millionAssets Under Management$62.30 millionDividend Yield2.77%Net Expense Ratio0.60% ProfileChartDividendInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainShort InterestSocial Media First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume21,900 sharesPrevious Short Volume10,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+119.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$984,186.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.4Last Record DateMarch 15, 2023Outstanding Shares3,450,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.63%Today's Trading Volume24,029 sharesAverage Trading Volume57,135 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-57.94% Short Selling First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatQABA Short Interest Over TimeQABA Days to Cover Over TimeQABA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (NASDAQ:QABA) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/202321,900 shares $984,186.00 +119.0%N/A0.4 $44.94 2/28/202310,000 shares $536,400.00 +23.5%N/A0.2 $53.64 2/15/20238,100 shares $442,694.16 -69.3%N/A0.2 $54.65 1/31/202326,400 shares $1.41 million -47.7%N/A0.6 $53.41 1/15/202350,500 shares $2.73 million -14.7%N/A1.1 $53.99 12/30/202259,200 shares $3.11 million -13.1%N/A1.2 $52.59 12/15/202268,100 shares $3.51 million +14.8%N/A1.4 $51.61 11/30/202259,300 shares $3.39 million +19.3%N/A1.3 $57.17 11/15/202249,700 shares $2.82 million +67.3%N/A1.2 $56.80 10/31/202229,700 shares $1.67 million -2.0%N/A0.8 $56.22 10/15/202230,300 shares $1.63 million No ChangeN/A1.4 $53.67 9/30/2022600 shares $30,222.00 +50.0%N/A0.1 $50.37 9/15/2022400 shares $21,307.80 -33.3%N/A0 $53.27 8/31/2022600 shares $31,734.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $52.89 8/15/2022300 shares $17,088.00 -25.0%N/A0 $56.96 7/31/2022400 shares $21,664.00 -84.6%N/A0 $54.16 7/15/20222,600 shares $129,735.58 +333.3%N/A0.2 $49.90 6/30/2022600 shares $29,832.00 +200.0%N/A0 $49.72 6/15/2022200 shares $10,024.00 No ChangeN/A0 $50.12 5/31/2022200 shares $10,730.00 +100.0%N/A0 $53.65 5/15/2022100 shares $5,077.00 -92.3%N/A0 $50.77 4/30/20221,300 shares $66,443.00 -43.5%N/A0 $51.11 4/15/20222,300 shares $122,820.00 -90.9%N/A0.1 $53.40 3/31/202225,300 shares $1.42 million +65.4%N/A0.7 $56.17 3/15/202215,300 shares $892,755.00 -70.2%N/A0.5 $58.35 2/28/202251,300 shares $3.07 million +4.5%N/A1.6 $59.91 2/15/202249,100 shares $2.99 million +3.2%N/A1.7 $60.90 1/31/202247,600 shares $2.81 million +181.7%N/A1.7 $58.98 1/15/202216,900 shares $1.07 million +43.2%N/A0.7 $63.57 12/31/202111,800 shares $696,436.00 +168.2%N/A0.6 $59.02 12/15/20214,400 shares $255,464.00 -90.5%N/A0.2 $58.06 11/30/202146,200 shares $2.65 million +413.3%N/A2.2 $57.29 11/15/20219,000 shares $553,320.00 -53.9%N/A0.5 $61.48 10/29/202119,500 shares $1.14 million +490.9%N/A1 $58.22 10/15/20213,300 shares $191,103.00 -15.4%N/A0.2 $57.91 9/30/20213,900 shares $219,336.00 -18.8%N/A0.2 $56.24 9/15/20214,800 shares $254,784.00 -25.0%N/A0.2 $53.08 8/31/20216,400 shares $353,792.00 +16.4%N/A0.3 $55.28 8/13/20215,500 shares $305,334.70 +205.6%N/A0.3 $55.52 7/30/20211,800 shares $95,796.00 -87.8%N/A0.1 $53.22 QABA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 21,900 shares of QABA short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,900 shares, an increase of 119.0% from the previous total of 10,000 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. How does First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund: First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.33%), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (2.16%), Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (0.02%), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (0.98%), iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (2.91%), and Invesco KBW Bank ETF (2.76%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock? Short selling QABA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund as its price is falling. QABA shares are trading down $0.96 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 NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of QABA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund'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 QABA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:QABA) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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