Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF (FLJH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 1,300 shares of FLJH short. Learn More on Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF's current short interest.

Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, a drop of 60.6% from the previous total of 3,300 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 Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF: WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (0.43%), Invesco S&P 500 Downside Hedged ETF (0.00%), Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (0.05%), Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (0.41%), Alpha Architect High Inflation and Deflation ETF (1.53%), VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF (0.14%), ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (1.74%), WisdomTree India Hedged Equity Fund (0.35%), Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (0.52%), iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (0.75%),

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.

Short selling FLJH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF as its price is falling. FLJH shares are trading down $0.04 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 Japan Hedged 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 FLJH, 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 FLJH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.