Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF (INCE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 200 shares of INCE short. Learn More on Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF's current short interest.

Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decline of 94.6% from the previous total of 3,700 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 Income Equity Focus ETF: WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.27%), FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (0.09%), AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (0.33%), Madison Dividend Value ETF (0.00%), AB US High Dividend ETF (0.02%), WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (1.69%), Franklin U.S. Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (1.15%), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (0.20%), Strive 1000 Dividend Growth ETF (0.44%), Fidelity International High Dividend ETF (0.24%),

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 INCE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF as its price is falling. INCE shares are trading down $0.16 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 Income Equity Focus 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 INCE, 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 INCE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.