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

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,270 shares, a decrease of 53.8% from the August 15th total of 39,552 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 11,923 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) by 57.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 86,945 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 31,895 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 3.78% of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF worth $2,103,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

HTAX traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $23.52. 4,787 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,171. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $23.51 and a 12-month high of $25.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $24.38 and a 200 day moving average of $24.51.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $0.0957 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%.

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.