FGSI Short Interest

FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF (FGSI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $2.0M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.56 to the broader market. The FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investors with current income with a secondary objective of providing capital appreciation. public since 2025-06-26.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-05-15
Short Interest
24.7K
Previous Short Interest
18.8K
Change
31.65%
Days to Cover
17.16
Avg Daily Volume
1.4K
Avg Days to Cover (21 reports)
14.78

Showing 21 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

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Frequently asked FGSI short interest questions

What is the current FGSI short interest?
As of the May 15, 2026 settlement, FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF (FGSI) short interest is 24.7K shares, a +31.65% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the FGSI days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 17.16, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does FGSI short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.