Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Short Interest Down 53.8% in August

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the target of a large drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,270 shares, a drop of 53.8% from the August 15th total of 39,552 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,923 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTAX. Titleist Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $262,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $296,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $723,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,339,000.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Stock Performance

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF stock opened at $23.67 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $24.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.51. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $23.57 and a twelve month high of $25.08.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.