First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.12 -0.01 (-0.12%) Closing price 06/20/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.12 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/20/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) has a short interest of 13,500 shares. This marks a 575.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 43,082 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+575.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$54.27 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume20,954 sharesAverage Trading Volume43,082 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average49% Short Selling First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 ChartFGB Short Interest Over TimeFGB Days to Cover Over TimeFGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 5/31/202513,500 shares $54.27 thousand +575.0%N/A0.4 $4.02 5/15/20252,000 shares $8.06 thousand -28.6%N/A0.1 $4.03 4/30/20252,800 shares $10.81 thousand -40.4%N/A0.1 $3.86 4/15/20254,700 shares $17.72 thousand -74.3%N/A0.1 $3.77 3/31/202518,300 shares $78.78 thousand +38.6%N/A0.5 $4.31 3/15/202513,200 shares $54.78 thousand -6.4%N/A0.4 $4.15 2/28/202514,100 shares $62.32 thousand +171.2%N/A0.4 $4.42 2/15/20255,200 shares $23.37 thousand -38.1%N/A0.1 $4.50 1/31/20258,400 shares $37.04 thousand +20.0%N/A0.2 $4.41 1/15/20257,000 shares $30.10 thousand -73.1%N/A0.2 $4.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FGB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202426,000 shares $109.46 thousand -44.1%N/A0.5 $4.21 12/15/202446,500 shares $199.49 thousand -11.8%N/A0.8 $4.29 11/30/202452,700 shares $225.56 thousand +11.9%N/A0.8 $4.28 11/15/202447,100 shares $200.18 thousand -14.1%N/A0.7 $4.25 10/31/202454,800 shares $224.68 thousand +47.3%N/A0.9 $4.10 10/15/202437,200 shares $153.26 thousand +53.1%N/A0.7 $4.12 9/30/202424,300 shares $98.90 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $4.07 9/15/202424,300 shares $99.51 thousand -68.7%N/A0.6 $4.10 8/31/202477,500 shares $304.58 thousand -44.2%N/A1.8 $3.93 8/15/2024138,900 shares $545.18 thousand +85.0%N/A3.4 $3.93 7/31/202475,100 shares $296.65 thousand +40.4%N/A1.7 $3.95 7/15/202453,500 shares $214.54 thousand -4.0%N/A1.1 $4.01 6/30/202455,700 shares $216.67 thousand -6.5%N/A1.1 $3.89 6/15/202459,600 shares $225.88 thousand -7.2%N/A1.1 $3.79 5/31/202464,200 shares $247.17 thousand +15.5%N/A1.2 $3.85 5/15/202455,600 shares $216.56 thousand -5.0%N/A1 $3.90 4/30/202458,500 shares $219.38 thousand +211.2%N/A1 $3.75 4/15/202418,800 shares $66.18 thousand -76.2%N/A0.3 $3.52 3/31/202479,100 shares $298.21 thousand +148.7%N/A1.4 $3.77 3/15/202431,800 shares $114.80 thousand -22.8%N/A0.6 $3.61 2/29/202441,200 shares $151.20 thousand -35.5%N/A0.8 $3.67 2/15/202463,900 shares $231.96 thousand -35.1%N/A1.1 $3.63 1/31/202498,500 shares $349.68 thousand -19.4%N/A1.8 $3.55 1/15/2024122,200 shares $441.14 thousand +9.5%N/A2.4 $3.61 12/31/2023111,600 shares $399.53 thousand -3.4%N/A2.3 $3.58 12/15/2023115,500 shares $401.94 thousand +425.0%N/A2.4 $3.48 11/30/202322,000 shares $73.70 thousand -63.5%N/A0.4 $3.35 11/15/202360,300 shares $200.80 thousand +129.3%N/A1.2 $3.33 10/31/202326,300 shares $80.48 thousand +22.3%N/A0.6 $3.06 10/15/202321,500 shares $68.16 thousand +55.8%N/A0.4 $3.17New Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already Moved (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 9/30/202313,800 shares $46.51 thousand +360.0%N/A0.3 $3.37 9/15/20233,000 shares $9.99 thousand -60.5%N/A0.1 $3.33 8/31/20237,600 shares $25.54 thousand -42.0%N/A0.1 $3.36 8/15/202313,100 shares $45.20 thousand +151.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 7/31/20235,200 shares $17.63 thousand -14.8%N/A0.1 $3.39 7/15/20236,100 shares $20.40 thousand -33.7%N/A0.1 $3.35 6/30/20239,200 shares $29.99 thousand -20.7%N/A0.2 $3.26 6/15/202311,600 shares $36.77 thousand +205.3%N/A0.3 $3.17 5/31/20233,800 shares $11.21 thousand +72.7%N/A0.1 $2.95 5/15/20232,200 shares $6.36 thousand -79.1%N/A0.1 $2.89 4/30/202310,500 shares $31.82 thousand +16.7%N/A0.3 $3.03 4/15/20239,000 shares $27.45 thousand -64.8%N/A0.2 $3.05 3/31/202325,600 shares $80.38 thousand +1,180.0%N/A0.5 $3.14 3/15/20232,000 shares $5.74 thousand -78.7%N/A0 $2.87 2/28/20239,400 shares $31.87 thousand -53.5%N/A0.2 $3.39 2/15/202320,200 shares $67.87 thousand +68.3%N/A0.4 $3.36 1/31/202312,000 shares $39.84 thousand -33.3%N/A0.2 $3.32 1/15/202318,000 shares $58.68 thousand +102.3%N/A0.3 $3.26 12/30/20228,900 shares $27.23 thousand -41.8%N/A0.2 $3.06 12/15/202215,300 shares $48.65 thousand -28.5%N/A0.3 $3.18 11/30/202221,400 shares $74.69 thousand -53.9%N/A0.4 $3.49 11/15/202246,400 shares $161.94 thousand +80.5%N/A0.9 $3.49 10/31/202225,700 shares $83.53 thousand +24.2%N/A0.5 $3.25 10/15/202220,700 shares $58.79 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $2.84 9/30/20228,800 shares $25.17 thousand -50.3%N/A0.2 $2.86 9/15/202217,700 shares $60.18 thousand +59.5%N/A0.4 $3.40 8/31/202211,100 shares $39.18 thousand +5.7%N/A0.3 $3.53 8/15/202210,500 shares $39.48 thousand -33.5%N/A0.3 $3.76 7/31/202215,800 shares $55.93 thousand -11.2%N/A0.4 $3.54 7/15/202217,800 shares $58.21 thousand +287.0%N/A0.5 $3.27 6/30/20224,600 shares $14.67 thousand -17.9%N/A0.1 $3.19 6/15/20225,600 shares $17.98 thousand +3.7%N/A0.1 $3.21 5/31/20225,400 shares $19.33 thousand +42.1%N/A0.2 $3.58 5/15/20223,800 shares $13.72 thousand -82.9%N/A0.1 $3.61 4/30/202222,200 shares $88.58 thousand +552.9%N/A0.5 $3.99 4/15/20223,400 shares $14.01 thousand -59.0%N/A0.1 $4.12 3/31/20228,300 shares $34.69 thousand -70.4%N/A0.2 $4.18 3/15/202228,000 shares $110.04 thousand +66.7%N/A0.5 $3.93 2/28/202216,800 shares $66.86 thousand +7.0%N/A0.3 $3.98 2/15/202215,700 shares $63.74 thousand -21.1%N/A0.2 $4.06 1/31/202219,900 shares $80.20 thousand +275.5%N/A0.3 $4.03 1/15/20225,300 shares $21.70 thousand -7.0%N/A0.1 $4.10 12/31/20215,700 shares $23.31 thousand +58.3%N/A0.1 $4.09 12/15/20213,600 shares $14.22 thousand -28.0%N/A0.1 $3.95 11/30/20215,000 shares $20 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $4.00 11/15/20215,000 shares $21 thousand -29.6%N/A0.1 $4.20 10/29/20217,100 shares $29.68 thousand -53.3%N/A0.2 $4.18 10/15/202115,200 shares $63.69 thousand +590.9%N/A0.4 $4.19 9/30/20212,200 shares $8.74 thousand -4.4%N/A0.1 $3.97 9/15/20212,300 shares $9.36 thousand -80.5%N/A0.1 $4.07New Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already Moved (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 8/31/202111,800 shares $48.03 thousand +107.0%N/A0.3 $4.07 8/13/20215,700 shares $24.51 thousand -80.2%N/A0.1 $4.30 7/30/202128,800 shares $118.94 thousand +372.1%N/A0.6 $4.13 7/15/20216,100 shares $25.13 thousand +369.2%N/A0.1 $4.12 6/30/20211,300 shares $5.25 thousand -83.1%N/A0 $4.04 6/15/20217,700 shares $32.88 thousand -67.0%N/A0.1 $4.27 5/28/202123,300 shares $98.09 thousand -57.7%N/A0 $4.21 5/14/202155,100 shares $227.01 thousand -3.0%N/A1 $4.12 4/30/202156,800 shares $234.02 thousand +26.2%N/A0.9 $4.12 4/15/202145,000 shares $184.95 thousand +20.6%N/A0.7 $4.11 3/31/202137,300 shares $148.83 thousand -2.1%N/A0.6 $3.99 3/15/202138,100 shares $150.11 thousand +47.1%N/A0.5 $3.94 2/26/202125,900 shares $93.76 thousand +13.6%N/A0.3 $3.62 2/12/202122,800 shares $82.76 thousand +4.6%N/A0.3 $3.63 1/29/202121,800 shares $73.25 thousand -10.7%N/A0.3 $3.36 1/15/202124,400 shares $80.52 thousand +838.5%N/A0.3 $3.30 12/31/20202,600 shares $8.16 thousand -83.4%N/A0 $3.14 12/15/202015,700 shares $50.40 thousand +68.8%N/A0.2 $3.21 11/30/20209,300 shares $29.85 thousand -82.0%N/A0.1 $3.21 11/15/202051,600 shares $155.83 thousand +873.6%N/A0.5 $3.02 10/30/20205,300 shares $12.77 thousand -88.0%N/A0.1 $2.41 10/15/202044,300 shares $117.40 thousand +1,035.9%N/A0 $2.65 9/30/20203,900 shares $8.93 thousand +21.9%N/A0 $2.29 9/15/202014,500 shares $36.98 thousand +353.1%N/A0.2 $2.55 8/31/20203,200 shares $8.74 thousand -94.8%N/A0.1 $2.73 8/14/202061,400 shares $195.25 thousand +160.2%N/A1.1 $3.18 7/31/202023,600 shares $68.91 thousand -81.9%N/A0.3 $2.92 7/15/2020130,000 shares $390 thousand -23.0%N/A1.7 $3.00 6/30/2020168,800 shares $548.60 thousand -34.8%N/A1.9 $3.25 FGB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 13,500 shares of FGB short. Learn More on First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,500 shares, an increase of 575.0% from the previous total of 2,000 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. 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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock? Short selling FGB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. FGB shares are trading down $0.01 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 Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities 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 FGB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest reported? 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