Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,400 shares, an increase of 357.1% from the August 31st total of 1,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HTAX. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $723,000. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,463,000. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $276,000.

Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of HTAX opened at $24.36 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.93. Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $23.17 and a 1 year high of $25.08.

Macquarie 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.