First Trust Balanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTBI) Short Interest Update

First Trust Balanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTBI) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 6,427 shares, an increase of 1,374.1% from the May 14th total of 436 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,431 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

First Trust Balanced Income ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA FTBI traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $21.61. The company had a trading volume of 9,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,385. First Trust Balanced Income ETF has a 12 month low of $19.81 and a 12 month high of $23.85. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $21.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.46.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Balanced Income ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FTBI. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $399,000. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $196,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $200,000. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $182,000.

About First Trust Balanced Income ETF

The First Trust Balanced Income ETF (FTBI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund tracks an index that allocates to exchange-traded funds across three asset classes: target income and buy-write income equity, actively managed investment grade fixed income, and target income commodities. FTBI was launched on May 28, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.