First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF (FSMB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 44,800 shares of FSMB short. Learn More on First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 44,800 shares, an increase of 122.9% from the previous total of 20,100 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 First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF: PIMCO Municipal Income Opportunities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (0.27%), AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF (0.24%), First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (0.28%), JPMorgan Sustainable Municipal Income ETF (0.31%), Capital Group Short Duration Municipal Income ETF (0.31%), Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (0.16%), Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF (0.15%), First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF (0.38%), Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF (0.73%), ActivePassive Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (0.81%),

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 FSMB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF as its price is falling. FSMB shares are trading up $0.03 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 First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal 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 FSMB, 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 FSMB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.