Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Short Interest Update

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,414 shares, a growth of 162.6% from the April 30th total of 3,966 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 4,455 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Titleist Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $262,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $296,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $723,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF by 57.9% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 86,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,103,000 after acquiring an additional 31,895 shares in the last quarter.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

HTAX remained flat at $24.67 on Friday. 536 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,248. The business has a 50-day moving average of $24.44 and a 200 day moving average of $24.48. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $23.19 and a 1-year high of $24.86.

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.