iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 716,400 shares of SHV short. Learn More on iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF's current short interest.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 716,400 shares, a drop of 0.1% from the previous total of 717,100 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 Short Treasury Bond ETF: iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (1.21%), iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (7.54%), iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (3.83%), US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (0.22%), iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF (0.06%), iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (0.11%), iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (0.22%), US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF (0.01%), iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF (0.17%), US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF (0.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SHV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF as its price is falling. SHV shares are trading up $0.03 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 Short Treasury Bond 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 SHV, 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 SHV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.