Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Short Interest Up 476.8% in August

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 39,552 shares, a growth of 476.8% from the July 30th total of 6,857 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,922 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of HTAX opened at $24.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $24.64 and a 200-day moving average of $24.57. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $23.32 and a 1 year high of $25.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Titleist Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $262,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $296,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $723,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,339,000.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Company Profile

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.