Franklin FTSE Australia ETF (FLAU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin FTSE Australia ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,600 shares of FLAU short. Learn More on Franklin FTSE Australia ETF's current short interest.

Franklin FTSE Australia ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,600 shares, a decrease of 98.7% from the previous total of 125,900 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 Franklin FTSE Australia ETF: Rayliant Quantamental Emerging Market Equity ETF (0.25%), RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (0.03%), Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF (3.24%), Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF (0.12%), iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (4.15%), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright FSM All Cap World ETF (0.12%), iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (2.01%), Columbia Short Duration Bond ETF (0.22%), Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds ETF (0.00%), Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FLAU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin FTSE Australia ETF as its price is falling. FLAU shares are trading down $0.26 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 Franklin FTSE Australia 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 FLAU, 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 FLAU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.