iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Asia 50 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,500 shares of AIA short. Learn More on iShares Asia 50 ETF's current short interest.

iShares Asia 50 ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,500 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the previous total of 3,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Asia 50 ETF: Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.20%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.01%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.02%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (10.82%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.03%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.81%), iShares India 50 ETF (4.34%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.02%), Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF (0.10%), VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Asia 50 ETF as its price is falling. AIA shares are trading up $0.16 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for iShares Asia 50 ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AIA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.