ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. ARKK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on ARK Innovation ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ARK Innovation ETF: World Investment Advisors, Wellington Management Group LLP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Sona Asset Management US LLC, OLD Mission Capital LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Interval Partners LP, Invenomic Capital Management LP, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC, Caption Management LLC, Concentric Capital Strategies LP, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Boothbay Fund Management LLC, AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd, 683 Capital Management LLC, Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., Anson Funds Management LP, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Maven Securities LTD, and DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 26.81% of ARK Innovation ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

ARK Innovation ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 25,373,420 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 23,454,489 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.

26.81% of ARK Innovation ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ARK Innovation ETF: MicroSectors FANG+ 3X Leveraged ETN (10.10%), iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (1.00%), FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (0.05%), Global X Defense Tech ETF (0.61%), First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (1.19%), SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (0.56%), iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF (0.17%), iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (0.06%), iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (0.02%), Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (2.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ARKK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ARK Innovation ETF as its price is falling. ARKK shares are trading down $3.10 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 ARK Innovation 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 ARKK, 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 ARKK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.