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AFSM short interest NYSE Arca

First Trust Active Factor Smal. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption.

Shares short
5,595
vs previous settlement
−4,445 (-44.3%)
days to cover
1.00
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for AFSM shares short

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the security's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement.

Aggregate net short position time series for AFSM days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for AFSM: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Latest balance
107
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
21,565
27 Apr 2026
Days with a balance
209
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for First Trust Active Factor Smal fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 22K shares.

History

Every FINRA settlement we hold for AFSM, newest first.

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 20265,595−4,4451.00
31 Aug 202610,040−2021.00
14 Aug 202610,242−2,2521.00
31 Jul 202612,494−1,0051.00
15 Jul 202613,499−5,6621.29
30 Jun 202619,161+8,3141.00
15 Jun 202610,847−3,9191.00
29 May 202614,766+3,9201.00
15 May 202610,846+1,8301.00
30 Apr 20269,016+1,4421.00
15 Apr 20267,574+9151.00
31 Mar 20266,659−2471.00
13 Mar 20266,906−6,7061.00
27 Feb 202613,612+6,2621.00
13 Feb 20267,350−22,6401.00
30 Jan 202629,990+19,4251.41
15 Jan 202610,565−12,7071.00
31 Dec 202523,272+18,3613.34
15 Dec 20254,911−11,1271.00
28 Nov 202516,038+5,7721.13
14 Nov 202510,266−12,8041.00
31 Oct 202523,070+17,2561.41
15 Oct 20255,814−1,3731.00
30 Sep 20257,187−18,1381.00
15 Sep 202525,325−29,9382.74
29 Aug 202555,263+51,9462.46
15 Aug 20253,317+3,2931.00
31 Jul 202524−36,2361.00
15 Jul 202536,260+25,5731.79
30 Jun 202510,687+8,8231.18
13 Jun 20251,864−3,4231.00
30 May 20255,287+1,7571.71
15 May 20253,530−76,3271.00
30 Apr 202579,857+79,1196.17
15 Apr 2025738−1,6151.00
31 Mar 20252,353−2,5261.00
14 Mar 20254,879+3,0321.00
28 Feb 20251,847−7751.00
14 Feb 20252,622−2,2051.00
31 Jan 20254,827−3621.00
15 Jan 20255,189−2,0811.00
31 Dec 20247,270−571.00
13 Dec 20247,327+4,8581.29
29 Nov 20242,469−21,9641.00
15 Nov 202424,433+5,0371.00
31 Oct 202419,396+17,4311.00
15 Oct 20241,965+5121.00
30 Sep 20241,453+1,0481.00
13 Sep 2024405−1,7961.00
30 Aug 20242,201−1,1351.00
15 Aug 20243,336−20,3451.00
31 Jul 202423,681+16,8271.43
15 Jul 20246,854+3,9631.34
28 Jun 20242,891−483.62
14 Jun 20242,939+5031.00
31 May 20242,436+1456.39
15 May 20242,291−34.20
30 Apr 20242,294+1,7951.31
15 Apr 2024499−1,9771.00
28 Mar 20242,476−3341.00
15 Mar 20242,810+1,8611.68
29 Feb 2024949−13,5691.00
15 Feb 202414,518+14,1494.71
31 Jan 2024369−4071.00
12 Jan 2024776+5351.46
29 Dec 2023241−91.00
15 Dec 2023250−1121.00
30 Nov 2023362+3171.00
15 Nov 20234501.00
31 Oct 202345−921.00
13 Oct 2023137+261.02
29 Sep 2023111+661.00
15 Sep 20234501.00
31 Aug 202345−1631.00
15 Aug 2023208+166.93
31 Jul 2023192−1551.00
14 Jul 2023347+1981.00
30 Jun 2023149+1461.00
15 Jun 20233−1401.00
15 May 2023143+1401.00
28 Apr 2023301.00
14 Apr 20233−7821.00
31 Mar 2023785−301.00
15 Mar 2023815+1682.53
28 Feb 2023647+3131.26
15 Feb 2023334+1151.00
31 Jan 2023219−9,7161.00
13 Jan 20239,935+9,8741.13
30 Dec 202261−9161.00
15 Dec 2022977+6871.26
30 Nov 2022290−4101.13
15 Nov 2022700−8,6441.00
31 Oct 20229,344+6,6446.08
14 Oct 20222,700+2,4941.00
30 Sep 202220601.00
15 Sep 202220601.00
31 Aug 202220601.00
15 Aug 202220603.03
29 Jul 202220602.54
15 Jul 2022206−31.00
30 Jun 2022209+31.00
15 Jun 2022206+2001.20
31 May 20226−1091.00
13 May 2022115−221.00
29 Apr 2022137+61.00
14 Apr 2022131−51.00
31 Mar 2022136−141.00
15 Mar 2022150+1211.00
28 Feb 202229−241.00
31 Jan 202253−4901.00
14 Jan 2022543+3021.00
31 Dec 2021241+1021.00
15 Dec 2021139−71.00
30 Nov 2021146−1,9631.00
15 Nov 20212,109+1,9001.00
29 Oct 2021209−8141.00
15 Oct 20211,023+4211.46
30 Sep 2021602+5311.09
15 Sep 202171−5151.00
31 Aug 2021586−3,0361.00
13 Aug 20213,622+3,6134.15
30 Jul 20219−2081.00
15 Jul 2021217−391.00
30 Jun 202125601.47
15 Jun 2021256+2071.00
28 May 202149+61.00
14 May 202143−7871.00
30 Apr 2021830+7283.28
15 Apr 2021102+521.00
31 Mar 202150−61.00
26 Feb 202156−2941.00
12 Feb 2021350+1291.00
29 Jan 2021221+591.00
15 Jan 2021162+521.00
31 Dec 2020110−371.00
15 Dec 2020147−53.97
30 Nov 2020152−2021.00
13 Nov 2020354−763.05
30 Oct 2020430+433.14
15 Oct 2020387+6724.19
30 Sep 2020320−845.52
15 Sep 2020404−33.85
31 Aug 2020407−1325.99
14 Aug 2020539+3661.00
31 Jul 2020173+1331.00
29 May 202040+341.00
30 Apr 20206−9,2051.00
15 Apr 20209,211−513.20
31 Mar 20209,216−5,33310.06
13 Mar 202014,549+14,4389.13
28 Feb 2020111+1082.71
31 Jan 20203−981.00
15 Jan 2020101+992.35
31 Dec 20192−9991.00
13 Dec 20191,001–1.00

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is AFSM's short interest?
5,595 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, down 4,445 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for AFSM?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption. An exchange-traded product's share count changes every day as units are created and redeemed, so no filing gives a stable count to divide by. FINRA's shares-short figure is exact; a percentage of it would not be.
What is AFSM's days to cover?
1.00 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume, published in the same file and shown verbatim. We hold no volume data ourselves.
Is this the short float?
No. This page shows FINRA's share count only. Short float divides that count by the public float, and short interest as we publish it elsewhere divides it by shares outstanding from SEC filings. Neither denominator is available for this line, so neither ratio is shown.
How often does this update?
FINRA member firms report short positions as of the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. We ingest each file the day it appears and re-read recent settlements for revisions.

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