First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.02 -0.01 (-0.04%) Closing price 03:47 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 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 Mortgage Income Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) has a short interest of 6,900 shares. This marks a -33.65% 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 7,145 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-33.65%Dollar Volume Sold Short$83.35 thousandShort Interest Ratio1.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume898 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,145 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average13% Short Selling First Trust Mortgage Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Mortgage Income 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 ChartFMY Short Interest Over TimeFMY Days to Cover Over TimeFMY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Mortgage Income 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 5/15/20256,900 shares $83.35 thousand -33.7%N/A1.1 $12.08 4/30/202510,400 shares $125.74 thousand -25.2%N/A1.7 $12.09 4/15/202513,900 shares $165.27 thousand -4.8%N/A2.3 $11.89 3/31/202514,600 shares $178.41 thousand -16.6%N/A2.5 $12.22 3/15/202517,500 shares $211.75 thousand +37.8%N/A3.4 $12.10 2/28/202512,700 shares $153.75 thousand +1.6%N/A2.4 $12.11 2/15/202512,500 shares $149.81 thousand +21.4%N/A2.4 $11.99 1/31/202510,300 shares $124.58 thousand +6.2%N/A2.3 $12.10 1/15/20259,700 shares $116.11 thousand -34.9%N/A2.1 $11.97 12/31/202414,900 shares $178.65 thousand -25.9%N/A1.4 $11.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FMY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202420,100 shares $244.22 thousand +2.6%N/A1.8 $12.15 11/30/202419,600 shares $243.43 thousand +20.3%N/A1.7 $12.42 11/15/202416,300 shares $193.16 thousand -20.1%N/A1.3 $11.85 10/31/202420,400 shares $247.04 thousand +47.8%N/A1.6 $12.11 10/15/202413,800 shares $168.43 thousand +3.0%N/A1 $12.21 9/30/202413,400 shares $167.37 thousand -5.6%N/A1.8 $12.49 9/15/202414,200 shares $175.80 thousand +35.2%N/A2.1 $12.38 8/31/202410,500 shares $129.36 thousand +84.2%N/A1.6 $12.32 8/15/20245,700 shares $70.85 thousand +16.3%N/A0.9 $12.43 7/31/20244,900 shares $59.78 thousand +25.6%N/A0.9 $12.20 7/15/20243,900 shares $47.58 thousand -31.6%N/A0.9 $12.20 6/30/20245,700 shares $68.00 thousand -42.4%N/A1.1 $11.93 6/15/20249,900 shares $119.20 thousand +296.0%N/A1.7 $12.04 5/31/20242,500 shares $29.38 thousand -62.7%N/A0.4 $11.75 5/15/20246,700 shares $80.33 thousand -31.6%N/A0.9 $11.99 4/30/20249,800 shares $115.59 thousand +34.3%N/A0.9 $11.80 4/15/20247,300 shares $84.83 thousand -25.5%N/A0.7 $11.62 3/31/20249,800 shares $119.32 thousand +8.9%N/A0.9 $12.18 3/15/20249,000 shares $107.15 thousand +38.5%N/A0.9 $11.91 2/29/20246,500 shares $78.13 thousand +209.5%N/A0.7 $12.02 2/15/20242,100 shares $24.76 thousand +162.5%N/A0.3 $11.79 1/31/2024800 shares $9.61 thousand -52.9%N/A0.2 $12.01 1/15/20241,700 shares $20.37 thousand -37.0%N/A0.4 $11.98 12/31/20232,700 shares $32.72 thousand -52.6%N/A0.8 $12.12 12/15/20235,700 shares $66.41 thousand +850.0%N/A1.6 $11.65 11/30/2023600 shares $6.76 thousand -64.7%N/A0.2 $11.27 11/15/20231,700 shares $19.23 thousand -62.2%N/A0.7 $11.31 10/31/20234,500 shares $48.96 thousand +350.0%N/A1.8 $10.88 10/15/20231,000 shares $10.99 thousand -37.5%N/A0.3 $10.99 9/30/20231,600 shares $17.86 thousand -46.7%N/A0.4 $11.16Trump’s Wealth Reset: Could You Be The First Beneficiary? 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Short interest is the volume of First Trust Mortgage Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 6,900 shares of FMY short. Learn More on First Trust Mortgage Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Mortgage Income 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. FMY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust Mortgage Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Mortgage Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Mortgage Income Fund saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,900 shares, a decrease of 33.7% from the previous total of 10,400 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Mortgage Income Fund stock? Short selling FMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Mortgage Income Fund as its price is falling. FMY 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 Mortgage Income Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Mortgage Income 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 FMY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Mortgage Income 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 FMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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