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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$306.94 -6.18 (-1.97%)
As of 06/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC) had a short interest of 762,066 shares sold short, representing 6.57% of the public float. This marks a 3.75% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.3, meaning it would take 6.3 days of the average trading volume of 218,203 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
762,066 shares
Previous Short Interest
734,523 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.75%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$243.34 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
11,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.57%
Today's Trading Volume
437,897 shares
Average Trading Volume
218,203 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
201%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/2026762,066 shares $243.34 million +3.8%6.6%6.34 $319.32
5/15/2026734,523 shares $213.33 million +3.0%6.3%5.07 $290.43
4/30/2026713,277 shares $190.18 million -20.1%6.1%3.32 $266.63
4/15/2026892,543 shares $215.14 million +55.7%7.6%3.77 $241.04
3/31/2026573,218 shares $123.80 million -1.2%4.8%2.13 $215.98
3/13/2026580,126 shares $127.29 million +5.7%4.6%2.63 $219.41
2/27/2026548,962 shares $123.49 million +18.6%4.4%3.01 $224.96
2/13/2026462,909 shares $105.03 million +38.2%3.7%1.39 $226.90
1/30/2026334,921 shares $78.88 million -10.3%2.7%1.36 $235.53
1/15/2026373,343 shares $88.49 million +3.3%3.0%1.86 $237.03
12/31/2025361,469 shares $83.21 million -18.6%2.9%2.26 $230.21
12/15/2025444,286 shares $102.99 million -5.4%3.6%3.73 $231.81
11/28/2025469,532 shares $107.44 million +6.8%3.8%2.16 $228.83
11/14/2025439,851 shares $100.24 million +37.0%3.5%3.69 $227.90
10/31/2025321,153 shares $77.66 million +8.9%2.6%2.98 $241.81
10/15/2025294,900 shares $68.67 million +46.1%2.3%3 $232.85
9/30/2025201,800 shares $46.34 million -2.8%N/A2.1 $229.61
9/15/2025207,500 shares $45.63 million +3.5%N/A1.9 $219.92
8/31/2025200,500 shares $42.68 million -16.7%1.6%1.8 $212.86
8/15/2025240,600 shares $51.34 million -8.7%N/A2 $213.39
7/31/2025263,500 shares $56.47 million -3.1%2.1%1.9 $214.31
7/15/2025271,900 shares $58.34 million -8.8%N/A1.6 $214.55
6/30/2025298,100 shares $63.44 million -17.7%2.3%1 $212.83
6/15/2025362,000 shares $72.95 million +54.4%2.6%1 $201.53
5/31/2025234,400 shares $44.98 million -64.6%1.7%0.6 $191.91
5/15/2025662,000 shares $131.10 million -15.8%4.8%1.7 $198.04
4/30/2025786,400 shares $139.97 million -15.8%N/A2.1 $177.99
4/15/2025934,400 shares $155.14 million +5.1%6.4%2.6 $166.03
3/31/2025888,800 shares $154.26 million +34.0%4.4%3.5 $173.56
3/15/2025663,500 shares $119.68 million +52.3%3.3%3.8 $180.37
2/28/2025435,700 shares $82.96 million +54.8%2.2%2.6 $190.41
2/15/2025281,500 shares $58.50 million -21.6%1.4%2 $207.80
1/31/2025359,000 shares $71.43 million +47.5%N/A2.6 $198.97
1/15/2025243,400 shares $46.91 million -28.5%N/A1.8 $192.74
12/31/2024340,400 shares $64.09 million +0.1%N/A2.8 $188.28
12/15/2024340,100 shares $67.87 million -29.2%N/A2.8 $199.57
11/30/2024480,600 shares $94.34 million -5.4%N/A4.1 $196.30
11/15/2024507,800 shares $96.10 million +5.8%N/A4.1 $189.24
10/31/2024480,000 shares $89.22 million +1.0%N/A4 $185.87
10/15/2024475,300 shares $92.09 million +0.6%N/A3.6 $193.76
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SpaceX's S-1 filing reveals $7.7 billion spent on AI infrastructure in a single quarter - not chips, not software, but power infrastructure. The filing shows $23.85 billion in servers and $14 billion in construction in progress, all dependent on one company's hardware. Without this supplier, Colossus doesn't run and the $1.25 billion Anthropic pays monthly stops flowing. The stock is still trading like no one has read the filing - but analyst Dylan Jovine has, and he's releasing the name at no cost.tc pixel

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9/30/2024472,300 shares $90.36 million +8.7%N/A3.5 $191.31
9/15/2024434,500 shares $80.50 million -26.7%N/A3.7 $185.28
8/31/2024592,800 shares $113.41 million +55.2%N/A5.2 $191.31
8/15/2024382,000 shares $72.46 million +5.5%N/A3.7 $189.68
7/31/2024362,000 shares $68.64 million +176.8%N/A3.7 $189.61
7/15/2024130,800 shares $26.75 million +6.0%N/A1.6 $204.52
6/30/2024123,400 shares $24.37 million -7.7%N/A1.5 $197.46
6/15/2024133,700 shares $26.23 million -15.1%N/A1.5 $196.15
5/31/2024157,400 shares $29.19 million +11.8%N/A1.6 $185.48
5/15/2024140,800 shares $26.95 million -41.0%N/A1.4 $191.40
4/30/2024238,800 shares $43.00 million +6.6%N/A2.1 $180.06
4/15/2024224,100 shares $40.94 million +19.8%N/A1.9 $182.67
3/31/20242,300 shares $438.56 thousand -98.6%N/A3.3 $190.68
3/15/2024160,500 shares $29.81 million +50.1%N/A1.3 $185.75
2/29/2024106,900 shares $20.38 million +34.5%N/A0.9 $190.61
2/15/202479,500 shares $15.05 million -50.7%N/A0.7 $189.37
1/31/2024161,200 shares $28.91 million -0.7%N/A1.4 $179.37
1/15/2024162,300 shares $28.32 million -3.9%N/A1.3 $174.52
12/31/2023168,900 shares $29.64 million +16.4%N/A1.3 $175.47
12/15/2023145,100 shares $25.19 million +1.7%N/A1 $173.62
11/30/2023142,700 shares $23.11 million +99.0%N/A0.9 $161.93
11/15/202371,700 shares $11.26 million +83.9%N/A0.2 $157.07
10/31/202339,000 shares $5.43 million -4.7%N/A0.1 $139.24
10/15/202340,900 shares $6.04 million -47.4%N/A0.1 $147.77
9/30/202377,800 shares $11.30 million -45.5%N/A0.3 $145.27
9/15/2023142,800 shares $21.14 million +325.0%N/A0.6 $148.06
8/31/202333,600 shares $5.12 million +295.3%N/A0.1 $152.24
8/15/20238,500 shares $1.23 million -70.1%N/A0.1 $144.69
7/31/202328,400 shares $4.47 million +67.1%N/A0.3 $157.26
7/15/202317,000 shares $2.58 million -37.3%N/A0.2 $151.69
6/30/202327,100 shares $3.99 million -91.4%N/A0.3 $147.16
6/15/2023314,200 shares $46.97 million +267.1%N/A3.1 $149.50
5/31/202385,600 shares $11.99 million +164.2%N/A0.8 $140.05
5/15/202332,400 shares $4.11 million +42.1%N/A0.4 $126.86
4/30/202322,800 shares $2.80 million -77.9%N/A0.3 $122.84
4/15/2023103,000 shares $12.99 million +315.3%N/A1.1 $126.13
3/31/202324,800 shares $3.24 million +138.5%N/A0.3 $130.51
3/15/202310,400 shares $1.26 million -66.9%N/A0.1 $121.14
2/28/202331,400 shares $3.79 million +18.5%N/A0.4 $120.82
2/15/202326,500 shares $3.39 million +26.8%N/A0.3 $127.88
1/31/202320,900 shares $2.48 million +237.1%N/A0.2 $118.79
1/15/20236,200 shares $698.56 thousand -24.4%N/A0.1 $112.67
12/30/20228,200 shares $862.97 thousand -73.9%N/A0.1 $105.24
12/15/202231,400 shares $3.46 million -31.0%N/A0.3 $110.25
11/30/202245,500 shares $5.21 million -50.9%N/A0.5 $114.42
11/15/202292,700 shares $10.76 million +990.6%N/A0.9 $116.10
10/31/20228,500 shares $905.85 thousand +28.8%N/A0.1 $106.57
10/15/20226,600 shares $647.92 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $98.17
9/30/20229,300 shares $975.20 thousand -24.4%N/A0.1 $104.86
9/15/202212,300 shares $1.41 million -66.0%N/A0.1 $114.64
Musk is burning $2.5 billion a quarter on AI. One company holds the key. (Ad)

SpaceX's S-1 filing reveals $7.7 billion spent on AI infrastructure in a single quarter - not chips, not software, but power infrastructure. The filing shows $23.85 billion in servers and $14 billion in construction in progress, all dependent on one company's hardware. Without this supplier, Colossus doesn't run and the $1.25 billion Anthropic pays monthly stops flowing. The stock is still trading like no one has read the filing - but analyst Dylan Jovine has, and he's releasing the name at no cost.tc pixel

Read the S-1 breakdown and get the company name free
8/31/202236,200 shares $4.34 million -63.7%N/A0.4 $119.84
8/15/202299,800 shares $13.69 million +370.8%N/A1.1 $137.21
7/31/202221,200 shares $2.73 million +3.9%N/A0.2 $128.76
7/15/202220,400 shares $2.42 million +4.6%N/A0.1 $118.50
6/30/202219,500 shares $2.23 million +6.6%N/A0.1 $114.41
6/15/202218,300 shares $2.15 million +3.4%N/A0.1 $117.23
5/31/202217,700 shares $2.28 million -15.7%N/A0.1 $128.99
5/15/202221,000 shares $2.61 million +65.4%N/A0.1 $124.45
4/30/202212,700 shares $1.65 million -65.2%N/A0 $129.97
4/15/202236,500 shares $5.09 million +13.7%N/A0.1 $139.53
3/31/202232,100 shares $4.89 million -57.0%N/A0.1 $152.49
3/15/202274,600 shares $10.15 million +77.6%N/A0.2 $136.08
2/28/202242,000 shares $6.36 million +36.4%N/A0.2 $151.49
2/15/202230,800 shares $4.81 million +2.0%N/A0.2 $156.23
1/31/202230,200 shares $4.72 million -15.2%N/A0.2 $156.17
1/15/202235,600 shares $5.85 million -37.4%N/A0.3 $164.35
12/31/202156,900 shares $9.97 million -36.1%N/A0.6 $175.16
12/15/202189,000 shares $15.50 million +14.4%N/A1 $174.14
11/30/202177,800 shares $13.46 million -25.1%N/A1.1 $173.05
11/15/2021103,900 shares $18.48 million +16.6%N/A1.5 $177.88
10/29/202189,100 shares $15.13 million +32.8%N/A1.3 $169.82
10/15/202167,100 shares $10.94 million -37.6%N/A1 $163.09
9/30/2021107,600 shares $16.98 million +61.1%N/A1.5 $157.80
9/15/202166,800 shares $11.23 million -12.2%N/A1 $168.06
8/31/202176,100 shares $12.74 million -6.5%N/A1.1 $167.37
8/13/202181,400 shares $13.23 million +5.2%N/A1.1 $162.47
7/30/202177,400 shares $12.60 million -29.8%N/A0.9 $162.74
7/15/2021110,200 shares $17.15 million +43.7%N/A1.2 $155.60
6/30/202176,700 shares $12.20 million +92.2%N/A0.8 $159.04
6/15/202139,900 shares $6.03 million -2.7%N/A0.3 $151.23

QTEC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 734,523 shares of QTEC short. 6.33% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund's current short interest.

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. QTEC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.1. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund's short interest ratio.

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. 6.33% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 734,523 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the previous total of 713,277 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.

6.33% of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund: First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (0.39%), JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (0.29%), First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (0.24%), First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (5.20%), Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (1.08%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (0.96%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF (3.04%), T. Rowe Price Technology ETF (9.88%), VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (1.83%), Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF (0.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QTEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund as its price is falling. QTEC shares are trading down $6.18 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 NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector 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 QTEC, 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 QTEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like QTEC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:QTEC) was last updated on 6/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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