Short Interest in First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTKI) Grows By 351.8%

First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTKI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,173 shares, a growth of 351.8% from the March 31st total of 481 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,251 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:FTKI opened at $19.64 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $19.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.59 million, a PE ratio of 17.98 and a beta of 0.46. First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF has a 1 year low of $18.07 and a 1 year high of $20.69.

First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF (FTKI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation by holding a portfolio of US-listed small cap equities, while utilizing a naked call writing strategy on the Russell 2000 Index or on small-cap ETF. FTKI was launched on Feb 26, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.