First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $162.00 -1.27 (-0.78%) As of 06/5/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) has a short interest of 5,000 shares. This marks a -64.79% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 25,503 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest14,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-64.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$782,150.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares6,400,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.08%Today's Trading Volume19,757 sharesAverage Trading Volume25,503 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average77% Short Selling First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology 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 ChartFBT Short Interest Over TimeFBT Days to Cover Over TimeFBT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology 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 5/15/20255,000 shares $782,150.00 -64.8%N/A0.2 $156.43 4/30/202514,200 shares $2.31 million +330.3%N/A0.6 $162.92 4/15/20253,300 shares $512,259.00 -10.8%N/A0.1 $155.23 3/14/20253,200 shares $541,472.00 -31.9%N/A0.1 $169.21 2/28/20254,700 shares $824,709.00 -69.9%N/A0.2 $175.47 2/14/202515,600 shares $2.75 million +28.9%N/A0.6 $176.07 1/31/202512,100 shares $2.19 million -55.2%N/A0.4 $180.74 1/15/202527,000 shares $4.69 million +65.6%N/A0.9 $173.55 FBT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 5,000 shares of FBT short. Learn More on First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,000 shares, a decrease of 64.8% from the previous total of 14,200 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 NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (0.14%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (1.31%), VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (41.19%), iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (4.51%), Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (18.41%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.29%), Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.11%), Invesco Biotechnology & Genome ETF (0.04%), SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (0.55%), SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (49.86%), 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 NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock? Short selling FBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund as its price is falling. FBT shares are trading down $1.27 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 NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index 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 FBT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology 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 FBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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