First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.00% of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 56 shares, a decline of 49.5% from the previous total of 111 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.

0.00% of First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF: Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF (5.70%), Next Frontier Internet ETF (0.11%), U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF (0.40%), GMO Beyond China ETF (0.54%), StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF (0.02%), SPDR Galaxy Digital Asset Ecosystem ETF (1.16%), MUSQ Global Music Industry Index ETF (0.01%), Calamos Antetokounmpo Global Sustainable Equities ETF (0.70%), Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF (1.93%), Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MARB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF as its price is falling. 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 Merger Arbitrage 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 MARB, 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 MARB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.