FCT
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
$9.60
-0.01 (-0.10%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$249.44M
Shares
25,983,388
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
38/100
Short interest 0.2% of shares — P25
Days to cover 1.0 — P15
Price vs VWAP -0.6% — P50
Short-volume trend -4.3% — P35
Short interest change +119.0% — P94
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P52
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 49,368 | 22,546 | +26,822 | 1.00 |
| 2026-06-15 | 22,546 | 59,244 | -36,698 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | 59,244 | 75,237 | -15,993 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 75,237 | 128,517 | -53,280 | 1.05 |
| 2026-04-30 | 128,517 | 190,543 | -62,026 | 2.26 |
| 2026-04-15 | 190,543 | 235,592 | -45,049 | 2.75 |
| 2026-03-31 | 235,592 | 136,190 | +99,402 | 2.82 |
| 2026-03-13 | 136,190 | 137,151 | -961 | 1.04 |
| 2026-02-27 | 137,151 | 46,012 | +91,139 | 1.40 |
| 2026-02-13 | 46,012 | 46,663 | -651 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 46,663 | 28,857 | +17,806 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 28,857 | 39,646 | -10,789 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-31 | 39,646 | 49,124 | -9,478 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-15 | 49,124 | 75,267 | -26,143 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-28 | 75,267 | 55,590 | +19,677 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-14 | 55,590 | 120,320 | -64,730 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | 120,320 | 255,239 | -134,919 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 255,239 | 227,281 | +27,958 | 1.97 |
| 2025-09-30 | 227,281 | 61,547 | +165,734 | 1.85 |
| 2025-09-15 | 61,547 | 127,851 | -66,304 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-29 | 127,851 | 93,913 | +33,938 | 1.03 |
| 2025-08-15 | 93,913 | 246,373 | -152,460 | 1.00 |
| 2025-07-31 | 246,373 | 78,453 | +167,920 | 1.61 |
| 2025-07-15 | 78,453 | 70,711 | +7,742 | 1.00 |
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