Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (FRTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,400 shares of FRTY short. Learn More on Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF's current short interest.

Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,400 shares, an increase of 183.3% from the previous total of 1,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF: American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (0.03%), Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3X Shares (0.71%), Argent Mid Cap ETF (0.29%), Pacer Lunt MidCap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF (0.09%), ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 (1.61%), SoFi Next 500 ETF (0.08%), WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund (0.65%), Strive Mid-Cap ETF (0.06%), ProShares Short MidCap 400 (1.23%), 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 ($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 FRTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF as its price is falling. FRTY shares are trading down $0.22 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 Alger Mid Cap 40 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 FRTY, 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 FRTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.