Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 8,334 shares, a decline of 17.0% from the February 12th total of 10,041 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

HTAX stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $24.47. The company had a trading volume of 13,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,581. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $24.55 and a 200 day moving average of $24.43. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $23.17 and a 12 month high of $25.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harbor Group Inc. raised its position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF by 1,106.8% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Group Inc. now owns 655,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,951,000 after purchasing an additional 601,398 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $276,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $723,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $1,339,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $296,000.

About Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

The Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (HTAX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund seeks to provide federal tax-exempt current income through an actively managed portfolio of US high-yield municipal bonds with varying maturities. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity between 5 and 30 years HTAX was launched on Mar 5, 2025 and is issued by Macquarie.