First Trust Balanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTBI) Short Interest Update

First Trust Balanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:FTBI) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 6,427 shares, an increase of 1,374.1% from the May 14th total of 436 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,431 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $399,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Balanced Income ETF by 78.1% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 6,673 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $200,000. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $196,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Balanced Income ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000.

First Trust Balanced Income ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:FTBI traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $21.61. 9,669 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,385. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.46. First Trust Balanced Income ETF has a 52 week low of $19.81 and a 52 week high of $23.85.

First Trust Balanced Income ETF Company Profile

The First Trust Balanced Income ETF (FTBI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund tracks an index that allocates to exchange-traded funds across three asset classes: target income and buy-write income equity, actively managed investment grade fixed income, and target income commodities. FTBI was launched on May 28, 2025 and is issued by First Trust.