First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $137.45 +2.48 (+1.84%) As of 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) has a short interest of 62,300 shares, representing 0.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.50% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.1, indicating that it would take 1.1 days of the average trading volume of 77,090 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest62,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest63,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$8.50 millionShort Interest Ratio1.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares13,800,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.45%Today's Trading Volume43,318 sharesAverage Trading Volume77,090 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartQQEW Short Interest Over TimeQQEW Days to Cover Over TimeQQEW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202562,300 shares $8.50 million -2.5%0.5%1.1 $136.48 7/15/202563,900 shares $8.71 million -18.9%N/A1 $136.31 6/30/202578,800 shares $10.76 million +105.2%0.6%1 $136.49 6/15/202538,400 shares $5.06 million -5.9%0.3%0.4 $131.85 5/31/202540,800 shares $5.28 million -70.3%0.3%0.4 $129.45 5/15/2025137,200 shares $18.05 million +7.5%1.0%1.2 $131.53 4/30/2025127,600 shares $15.52 million +81.3%N/A1.2 $121.62 4/15/202570,400 shares $8.20 million -2.6%0.5%0.7 $116.45 3/31/202572,300 shares $8.74 million +15.5%0.5%0.8 $120.93 3/15/202562,600 shares $7.67 million -47.5%0.4%0.8 $122.58 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QQEW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025119,200 shares $15.39 million +11.1%0.8%1.7 $129.08 2/15/2025107,300 shares $14.46 million -0.6%0.7%1.9 $134.79 1/31/2025107,900 shares $14.13 million -0.2%N/A1.9 $130.92 1/15/2025108,100 shares $13.76 million +49.5%N/A2 $127.30 12/31/202472,300 shares $9.03 million +9.2%N/A1.4 $124.96 12/15/202466,200 shares $8.68 million +17.6%N/A1.3 $131.12 11/30/202456,300 shares $7.40 million -6.9%N/A1.1 $131.51 11/15/202460,500 shares $7.63 million -24.3%N/A1.1 $126.19 10/31/202479,900 shares $9.88 million +48.0%N/A1.6 $123.69 10/15/202454,000 shares $6.84 million -27.3%N/A0.9 $126.64 9/30/202474,300 shares $9.32 million +11.4%N/A1.1 $125.45 9/15/202466,700 shares $8.20 million -6.2%N/A0.9 $123.01 8/31/202471,100 shares $8.84 million +30.7%N/A0.9 $124.37 8/15/202454,400 shares $6.66 million -2.7%N/A0.7 $122.34 7/31/202455,900 shares $6.87 million -17.9%N/A0.7 $122.89 7/15/202468,100 shares $8.62 million -11.8%N/A0.9 $126.56 6/30/202477,200 shares $9.52 million -13.6%N/A1 $123.29 6/15/202489,300 shares $10.97 million +23.9%N/A1.1 $122.81 5/31/202472,100 shares $8.69 million +66.1%N/A0.9 $120.51 5/15/202443,400 shares $5.33 million -68.6%N/A0.5 $122.82 4/30/2024138,100 shares $16.19 million +4.4%N/A1.2 $117.20 4/15/2024132,300 shares $15.61 million +4.2%N/A1 $118.00 3/31/202457,500 shares $7.12 million -35.4%N/A0.4 $123.90 3/15/202489,000 shares $10.76 million -7.8%N/A0.6 $120.92 2/29/202496,500 shares $11.85 million +35.9%N/A0.6 $122.84 2/15/202471,000 shares $8.65 million -57.4%N/A0.5 $121.89 1/31/2024166,500 shares $19.69 million +34.9%N/A1.1 $118.26 1/15/2024123,400 shares $14.40 million -25.4%N/A0.9 $116.70 12/31/2023165,300 shares $19.41 million +89.8%N/A1.3 $117.45 12/15/202387,100 shares $10.12 million -34.0%N/A0.7 $116.15Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 11/30/2023131,900 shares $14.46 million -8.5%N/A1.1 $109.61 11/15/2023144,100 shares $15.52 million +70.9%N/A1.2 $107.72 10/31/202384,300 shares $8.35 million +7.5%N/A0.7 $99.07 10/15/202378,400 shares $8.17 million +3.3%N/A0.7 $104.21 9/30/202375,900 shares $7.89 million +7.4%N/A0.6 $103.99 9/15/202370,700 shares $7.55 million -29.4%N/A0.5 $106.75 8/31/2023100,100 shares $10.88 million +355.0%N/A0.7 $108.66 8/15/202322,000 shares $2.35 million -32.5%N/A0.1 $106.61 7/31/202332,600 shares $3.66 million -5.5%N/A0.2 $112.15 7/15/202334,500 shares $3.78 million -62.5%N/A0.2 $109.64 6/30/202392,100 shares $9.85 million -37.0%N/A0.6 $106.90 6/15/2023146,100 shares $15.71 million -2.0%N/A0.9 $107.52 5/31/2023149,000 shares $15.14 million -16.5%N/A0.9 $101.58 5/15/2023178,500 shares $17.65 million +449.2%N/A1.2 $98.91 4/30/202332,500 shares $3.21 million -25.1%N/A0.2 $98.64 4/15/202343,400 shares $4.31 million +22.6%N/A0.3 $99.34 3/31/202335,400 shares $3.56 million -43.8%N/A0.2 $100.65 3/15/202363,000 shares $5.97 million +68.0%N/A0.5 $94.69 2/28/202337,500 shares $3.60 million -32.3%N/A0.3 $96.02 2/15/202355,400 shares $5.60 million +194.7%N/A0.4 $101.03 1/31/202318,800 shares $1.83 million -20.7%N/A0.1 $97.20 1/15/202323,700 shares $2.22 million -68.4%N/A0.2 $93.83 12/30/202274,900 shares $6.65 million +85.9%N/A0.7 $88.78 12/15/202240,300 shares $3.68 million -32.5%N/A0.4 $91.41 11/30/202259,700 shares $5.69 million +185.7%N/A0.6 $95.25 11/15/202220,900 shares $1.98 million +25.2%N/A0.2 $94.63 10/31/202216,700 shares $1.48 million -4.6%N/A0.2 $88.71 10/15/202217,500 shares $1.43 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $81.64 9/30/202225,100 shares $2.10 million +434.0%N/A0.3 $83.69 9/15/20224,700 shares $427.04 thousand -84.5%N/A0.1 $90.86 8/31/202230,300 shares $2.80 million -44.7%N/A0.4 $92.29 8/15/202254,800 shares $5.60 million +953.9%N/A0.7 $102.27 7/31/20225,200 shares $502.42 thousand -64.9%N/A0.1 $96.62 7/15/202214,800 shares $1.33 million -62.5%N/A0.2 $90.20 6/30/202239,500 shares $3.45 million +148.4%N/A0.5 $87.33 6/15/202215,900 shares $1.40 million -81.6%N/A0.2 $87.86 5/31/202286,400 shares $8.21 million +321.5%N/A1.2 $95.04 5/15/202220,500 shares $1.89 million +99.0%N/A0.3 $92.21 4/30/202210,300 shares $988.29 thousand -32.2%N/A0.1 $95.95 4/15/202215,200 shares $1.56 million +289.7%N/A0.2 $102.96 3/31/20223,900 shares $418.39 thousand -58.1%N/A0 $107.28 3/15/20229,300 shares $911.21 thousand +43.1%N/A0.1 $97.98 2/28/20226,500 shares $679.45 thousand -64.7%N/A0.1 $104.53 2/15/202218,400 shares $1.97 million +64.3%N/A0.2 $107.27 1/31/202211,200 shares $1.21 million -25.3%N/A0.2 $107.72 1/15/202215,000 shares $1.69 million +20.0%N/A0.2 $112.60 12/31/202112,500 shares $1.48 million -75.6%N/A0.2 $118.47 12/15/202151,200 shares $5.98 million +76.0%N/A1.1 $116.77 11/30/202129,100 shares $3.35 million +15.9%N/A0.7 $115.20 11/15/202125,100 shares $3.01 million +298.4%N/A0.6 $120.06Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 10/29/20216,300 shares $738.74 thousand -80.1%N/A0.2 $117.26 10/15/202131,600 shares $3.61 million +332.9%N/A0.8 $114.11 9/30/20217,300 shares $812.13 thousand +192.0%N/A0.2 $111.25 9/15/20212,500 shares $290.70 thousand -58.3%N/A0.1 $116.28 8/31/20216,000 shares $701.88 thousand -27.7%N/A0.1 $116.98 8/13/20218,300 shares $950.85 thousand -40.7%N/A0.2 $114.56 7/30/202114,000 shares $1.60 million -17.2%N/A0.3 $114.34 7/15/202116,900 shares $1.88 million -68.1%N/A0.3 $111.32 6/30/202153,000 shares $5.95 million +90.7%N/A0.8 $112.20 6/15/202127,800 shares $3.02 million +35.0%N/A0.4 $108.67 5/28/202120,600 shares $2.20 million -0.5%N/A0.3 $106.88 5/14/202120,700 shares $2.11 million -63.4%N/A0.2 $101.95 4/30/202156,500 shares $6.11 million +8.5%N/A0.6 $108.14 4/15/202152,100 shares $5.57 million -26.8%N/A0.5 $106.83 3/31/202171,200 shares $7.25 million -47.1%N/A0.7 $101.87 3/15/2021134,600 shares $13.73 million +254.2%N/A1.3 $102.04 2/26/202138,000 shares $3.86 million -57.3%N/A0.4 $101.58 2/12/202189,000 shares $9.59 million +40.8%N/A1.1 $107.77 1/29/202163,200 shares $6.45 million +129.0%N/A0.7 $102.02 1/15/202127,600 shares $2.83 million -61.1%N/A0.3 $102.61 12/31/202070,900 shares $7.13 million +128.0%N/A0.8 $100.55 12/15/202031,100 shares $3.05 million -35.7%N/A0.3 $98.15 11/30/202048,400 shares $4.64 million +44.1%N/A0.5 $95.87 11/15/202033,600 shares $3.13 million +89.8%N/A0.3 $93.13 10/30/202017,700 shares $1.53 million -30.0%N/A0.2 $86.22 10/15/202025,300 shares $2.30 million -66.0%N/A0 $90.89 9/30/202074,500 shares $6.44 million +50.5%N/A1 $86.38 9/15/202038,100 shares $3.29 million -23.0%N/A0.5 $86.37 8/31/202049,500 shares $4.41 million +8.3%N/A0.6 $89.11 QQEW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 62,300 shares of QQEW short. 0.45% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. QQEW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? 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. 0.45% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 62,300 shares, a decrease of 2.5% from the previous total of 63,900 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-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.45% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund: Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.49%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.28%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.03%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.30%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (9.60%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.09%), AB Conservative Buffer ETF (0.00%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.81%), iShares India 50 ETF (0.18%), Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF (0.09%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund stock? Short selling QQEW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund as its price is falling. QQEW shares are trading up $2.48 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-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted 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 QQEW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted 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 QQEW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies COWG Short Squeeze FEX Short Squeeze PTNQ Short Squeeze FTC Short Squeeze QQQE Short Squeeze FTA Short Squeeze BUFC Short Squeeze AIA Short Squeeze INDY Short Squeeze IUS Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:QQEW) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. It’s a gold move nobody saw coming—and your ...Reagan Gold Group | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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