First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 12,400 shares of AFMC short. Learn More on First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,400 shares, a drop of 23.9% from the previous total of 16,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF: Pacer Lunt MidCap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF (0.02%), Calvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (0.15%), Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3X Shares (0.33%), Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (0.00%), American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (0.07%), Argent Mid Cap ETF (0.77%), ProShares UltraPro MidCap 400 (1.80%), SoFi Next 500 ETF (0.08%), Strive Mid-Cap ETF (0.29%), Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF (0.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF as its price is falling. AFMC shares are trading up $0.12 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 Active Factor Mid Cap ETF 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 AFMC, 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 AFMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.