Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 59.8% in October

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,831 shares, a decline of 59.8% from the September 30th total of 36,878 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 102,195 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HTAX traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $23.53. The stock had a trading volume of 28,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,517. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $23.48 and its 200 day moving average is $24.29. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.61 and a 52 week high of $25.08.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a $0.0922 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0818. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%.

Institutional Trading of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) by 57.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 86,945 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,895 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 3.78% of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF worth $2,103,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Company Profile

The Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (HTAX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income through an actively managed portfolio of US high-yield municipal bonds with varying maturities. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity between 5 and 30 years HTAX was launched on Mar 5, 2025 and is issued by Macquarie.