iShares Asia 50 ETF - AIA Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Asia 50 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 238,300 shares of AIA short. Learn More on iShares Asia 50 ETF's current short interest.

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. AIA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on iShares Asia 50 ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares Asia 50 ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 238,300 shares, an increase of 39.8% from the previous total of 170,400 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 Asia 50 ETF: Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.05%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Index Fund (0.31%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (11.13%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.26%), First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.48%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.19%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (0.16%), VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (0.00%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.38%), and iShares India 50 ETF (2.90%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Asia 50 ETF as its price is falling. AIA shares are trading down $0.23 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 Asia 50 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 AIA, 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 AIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.