Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco QQQ shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 50,960,000 shares of QQQ short. Learn More on Invesco QQQ's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. QQQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Invesco QQQ's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Invesco QQQ: Goldentree Asset Management LP, Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Walleye Trading LLC, Investidor Profissional Gestao de Recursos Ltda., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Interval Partners LP, Invenomic Capital Management LP, Ionic Capital Management LLC, Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C., BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd, Blackstone Inc., Apollo Management Holdings L.P., Lavaca Capital LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Magnetar Financial LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Wolf Hill Capital Management LP, Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Archon Capital Management LLC, Beaconlight Capital LLC, StemPoint Capital LP, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, National Bank of Canada FI, HAP Trading LLC, Akuna Securities LLC, Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC, Osaic Holdings Inc., AI Squared Management Ltd, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Anthracite Investment Company Inc., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Monaco Asset Management SAM, Picton Mahoney Asset Management, XR Securities LLC, US Bancorp DE, Verus Capital Partners LLC, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC, Nokomis Capital L.L.C., SG Americas Securities LLC, Manchester Capital Management LLC, Integrity Financial Corp WA, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Hollencrest Capital Management, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Private Advisor Group LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, MN Wealth Advisors LLC, Artemis Wealth Advisors LLC, Carr Financial Group Corp, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC, Rosalind Advisors Inc., Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, BML Capital Management LLC, BML Capital Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Advisor Resource Council, Financial Sense Advisors Inc., Red Door Wealth Management LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC, P&S Credit Management L.P., Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC, AdvisorNet Financial Inc, Royal Fund Management LLC, Cadent Capital Advisors LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C., and Electron Capital Partners LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Invesco QQQ saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 50,960,000 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the previous total of 49,480,000 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 Invesco QQQ: Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (0.27%), ProShares UltraPro QQQ (9.77%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (0.15%), First Trust Capital Strength ETF (0.02%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (0.19%), Vanguard Russell 1000 (0.10%), JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (0.04%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (16.96%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.08%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QQQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco QQQ as its price is falling. QQQ shares are trading up $1.73 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 Invesco QQQ 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 QQQ, 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 QQQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.