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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) short interest & options flow

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FDL, the First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund, enters September with the most notable data point being a sharp unwind of short positions — but for an income-focused ETF, the lending market dynamics tell the more interesting story. Short interest fell by more than half in a single week, dropping 57% to just 0.16% of the free float. That is a negligible level of…

Latest pulse2 Sept 2026

FDL short interest plummets 57% in one week to 0.16% of float, down from elevated levels mid-August as covering accelerates.

$53.60+0.60% 1d-1.09% 1w+7.70% 1mClose: 9 Nov 2026
Short interest % of float
Low
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Availability
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Market cap
$8.44B
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Key data as of 10 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund - First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 9, 2026

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    FDL short interest plummets 57% in one week to 0.16% of float, down from elevated levels mid-August as covering accelerates.

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