iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (IFGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,400 shares of IFGL short. Learn More on iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF's current short interest.

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,400 shares, an increase of 7.7% from the previous total of 1,300 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 International Developed Real Estate ETF: Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (0.25%), ALPS Active REIT ETF (0.69%), Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (0.09%), iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF (0.75%), The Intelligent Real Estate ETF (0.11%), and Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (0.05%).

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 IFGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF as its price is falling. IFGL shares are trading down $0.01 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 International Developed Real Estate ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of IFGL, 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 IFGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.