DAPR stock
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April (DAPR) short interest & short volume · 45K shares short
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
DAPR short interest fell 25.1% to 45K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (6.1 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 47.1% of volume over the last 20 sessions, the 54th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 2, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 45K
- prior 60K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 6.1
- avg vol 7K
- Change vs prior report
- -25.1%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 45K | $1.9M | -25.1% | — | 6.1 | $42.04 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 60K | $2.5M | +40.9% | — | 7.3 | $41.75 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 42K | $1.8M | +34.1% | — | 3.8 | $41.48 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 32K | $1.3M | -29.3% | — | 3.5 | $41.63 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 45K | $1.9M | +112.1% | — | 5.5 | $41.67 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 21K | $867K | +49.9% | — | 2.8 | $41.09 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 60.8%
- 3K of 5K
- 20-day average
- 47.1%
- prior 46.8%
- Percentile vs own history
- 54th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · DAPR overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 3,007 | 4,943 | 60.8% |
| 2026-11-10 | 3,005 | 7,138 | 42.1% |
| 2026-11-09 | 4,277 | 6,161 | 69.4% |
| 2026-11-06 | 2,649 | 5,505 | 48.1% |
| 2026-11-05 | 5,122 | 6,767 | 75.7% |
| 2026-11-04 | 3,596 | 11,425 | 31.5% |
| 2026-11-03 | 405 | 8,279 | 4.9% |
| 2026-11-02 | 20,404 | 21,508 | 94.9% |
| 2026-10-30 | 2,483 | 5,227 | 47.5% |
| 2026-10-29 | 312 | 963 | 32.4% |
DAPR short interest FAQ
What is DAPR's short interest?
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April (DAPR) had 45K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does DAPR have?
6.1 days: 45K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 7K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is DAPR short interest rising or falling?
DAPR short interest fell (-25.1%) from 60K to 45K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is DAPR a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores DAPR 15 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 15.3/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of DAPR daily volume is sold short?
47.1% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 54th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was DAPR's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April (DAPR) was 3,007 shares, 60.8% of 4,943 total volume.
How many DAPR short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April (DAPR), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did DAPR short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April (DAPR) moved from 42.1% on Nov 10, 2026 to 60.8% on Nov 11, 2026, up 18.7 percentage points.
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