Short Interest in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Drops By 46.9%

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,857 shares, a decrease of 46.9% from the July 15th total of 12,907 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,797 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HTAX traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $24.51. 14,337 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,061. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.58. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $23.19 and a 1 year high of $25.08.

Institutional Trading of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 31,895 shares in the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $262,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $296,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $723,000.

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.