Optimize Strategy Index ETF (NASDAQ:OPTZ) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Posted by Casey Walker on May 12th, 2026

Optimize Strategy Index ETF (NASDAQ:OPTZ – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,191 shares, an increase of 884.3% from the April 15th total of 629 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,770 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Optimize Strategy Index ETF Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ OPTZ traded down $1.07 on Tuesday, hitting $43.23. 2,846 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,430. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $38.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.39. Optimize Strategy Index ETF has a 52-week low of $28.77 and a 52-week high of $44.45. The company has a market capitalization of $249.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,586.95 and a beta of 1.32.

Optimize Strategy Index ETF Company Profile

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The Optimize Strategy Index ETF (OPTZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Optimize Strategy index. The fund aims to track an index of broad market US equities, choosing large- and small-cap firms perceived to have strong quality and momentum characteristics. Weighting is tiered, using a modified market-cap method OPTZ was launched on Apr 23, 2024 and is issued by Optimize.