Abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Abrdn Japan Equity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 13,300 shares of JEQ short. Learn More on Abrdn Japan Equity Fund's current short interest.

Abrdn Japan Equity Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,300 shares, an increase of 17.7% from the previous total of 11,300 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 in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Abrdn Japan Equity Fund: Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.22%), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. (0.04%), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (0.17%), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (0.15%), SuRo Capital Corp. (0.22%), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.12%), MFS Government Markets Income Trust (0.16%), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (0.05%), The European Equity Fund, Inc. (0.00%), The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. (0.10%),

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 JEQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Abrdn Japan Equity Fund as its price is falling. JEQ shares are trading up $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 Abrdn Japan Equity 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 JEQ, 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 JEQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.