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 large growth in short interest in 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. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 17,922 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of HTAX traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $24.26. 719 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,820. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $23.32 and a 52 week high of $25.08. The company’s 50 day moving average is $24.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.57.

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Titleist Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $262,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $296,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $723,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF by 57.9% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 86,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,103,000 after purchasing an additional 31,895 shares during the last quarter.

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.