Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Lauren Steadman on Aug 26th, 2026

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 39,552 shares, an increase of 476.8% from the July 30th total of 6,857 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 17,922 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of HTAX stock opened at $24.44 on Wednesday. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $23.32 and a fifty-two week high of $25.08. The stock’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

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,339,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $723,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $296,000. Finally, Titleist Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $262,000.

About Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF

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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.