HEGD Short Interest

Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF (HEGD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $534.7M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.60 to the broader market. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) directly and indirectly through one or more other investment companies, including ETFs, in equity securities of large capitalization U. public since 2020-12-23.

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
2026-04-30
Short Interest
80.6K
Previous Short Interest
98.0K
Change
-17.78%
Days to Cover
1.00
Avg Daily Volume
120.2K
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
1.02

Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF.

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Frequently asked HEGD short interest questions

What is the current HEGD short interest?
As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF (HEGD) short interest is 80.6K shares, a -17.78% 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 HEGD days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 1.00, 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 HEGD 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.