iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 2,800 shares of WOOD short. Learn More on iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF's current short interest.

iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,800 shares, a decline of 90.4% from the previous total of 29,200 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 Global Timber & Forestry ETF: First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.09%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (0.07%), iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (4.96%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (0.10%), iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF (0.95%), and iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (0.10%).

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 WOOD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF as its price is falling. WOOD shares are trading up $0.42 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 Global Timber & Forestry 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 WOOD, 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 WOOD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.