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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund -First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) short interest & options flow

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QQEW has climbed 6% in a week — but the borrow market tells a sharply different story beneath the rally. The lending picture is the most interesting tension this week. Availability has collapsed from over 1,100% at the end of July to roughly 491% now — still in normal territory, but the direction of travel is striking. A month ago, availability ran above 5,000%, meaning shares to…

Latest pulse28 Jul 2026

QQEW short interest surges 51% in one week to 0.21% of float, while cost to borrow climbs 30% to 7.65%.

$148.03+3.90% 1d-1.23% 1w-9.67% 1mClose: 9 Nov 2026
Short interest % of float
Low
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Availability
Dropping
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Market cap
$1.71B
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Key data as of 10 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund -First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 9, 2026

Latest signals on QQEW

  • Short Interest

    QQEW short interest surges 51% in one week to 0.21% of float, while cost to borrow climbs 30% to 7.65%.