Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) Short Interest Update

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTAX) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,414 shares, a growth of 162.6% from the April 30th total of 3,966 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,455 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HTAX stock remained flat at $24.67 during trading hours on Friday. 536 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,248. Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $23.19 and a 52-week high of $24.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HTAX. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $723,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $296,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,339,000. Finally, Titleist Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $262,000.

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.