Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 4,800 shares of EMF short. Learn More on Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's current short interest.

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,800 shares, a drop of 52.5% from the previous total of 10,100 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 in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Fund: Oxford Square Capital Corp. (0.35%), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.04%), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (0.37%), Invesco Bond Fund (0.08%), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. (0.76%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.02%), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Barings Participation Investors (0.10%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (0.02%), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (0.15%),

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 EMF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Templeton Emerging Markets Fund as its price is falling. EMF shares are trading up $0.11 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 Templeton Emerging Markets Fund 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 EMF, 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 EMF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.