Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December (ZDEK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. 0.00% of Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December's floating shares are currently sold short.

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 32 shares, a decrease of 5.9% from the previous total of 34 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.

0.00% of Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December: Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF (0.18%), Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (October) ETF (0.00%), FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March (0.25%), Hartford Disciplined US Equity ETF (0.49%), Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (0.09%), Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr March (0.10%), BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF (0.48%), Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 2 Yr to July 2025 (0.01%), Invesco Bloomberg MVP Multi-factor ETF (0.01%), FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ZDEK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December as its price is falling. ZDEK shares are trading down $0.04 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 Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr December 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 ZDEK, 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 ZDEK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.