AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged (AZNH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 1,400 shares of AZNH short. 2.33% of AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged's current short interest.

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. 2.33% of AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged's floating shares are currently sold short.

AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,400 shares, an increase of 55.6% from the previous total of 900 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.

2.33% of AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged: Arm Holdings PLC ADRhedged (3.00%), ASML Holding NV ADRhedged (1.00%), Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (1.60%), HSBC Holdings plc ADRhedged (0.25%), STMicroelectronics NV ADRhedged (1.00%), Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (0.38%), GraniteShares 2x Short MSTR Daily ETF (72.00%), GraniteShares 2x Long MSTR Daily ETF (12.33%), Leverage Shares 2X Long RTX Daily ETF (1.20%), Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (0.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AZNH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged as its price is falling. 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 AstraZeneca PLC ADRhedged 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 AZNH, 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 AZNH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.