First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.61 -0.02 (-0.11%) Closing price 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.61 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 07:19 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 AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestBuy This Stock First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Short Interest DataFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) has a short interest of 272,200 shares. This marks a -59.76% 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 1.32 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest272,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest676,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-59.76%Dollar Volume Sold Short$4.77 millionShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares325,660,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.08%Today's Trading Volume2,921,406 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,315,161 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average222% Short Selling First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFPE Short Interest Over TimeFPE Days to Cover Over TimeFPE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025272,200 shares $4.77 million -59.8%N/A0.2 $17.54 4/30/2025676,400 shares $11.68 million -24.0%N/A0.5 $17.27 4/15/2025889,400 shares $15.26 million +61.3%N/A0.6 $17.16 3/14/2025221,800 shares $3.92 million -41.2%N/A0.1 $17.66 2/28/2025377,200 shares $6.73 million +29.6%N/A0.3 $17.85 2/14/2025291,000 shares $5.19 million -74.3%N/A0.2 $17.85 1/31/20251,130,000 shares $20.08 million -59.9%N/A0.8 $17.77 1/15/20252,820,000 shares $49.97 million +3.7%N/A2 $17.72 FPE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 272,200 shares of FPE short. Learn More on First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF: Quaker Wealth Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 272,200 shares, a decrease of 59.8% from the previous total of 676,400 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. How does First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF: Invesco Preferred ETF (2.51%), Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (1.60%), Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.27%), VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (0.02%), Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (1.15%), Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (0.10%), SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (0.12%), Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (0.16%), Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.18%), Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (0.02%), 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 Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock? Short selling FPE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF as its price is falling. FPE shares are trading down $0.02 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 Preferred Securities and Income ETF? A short squeeze for First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF 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 FPE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF'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 FPE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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