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Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$62.29 +0.22 (+0.35%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$62.97 +0.68 (+1.09%)
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Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) had a short interest of 798,153 shares sold short, representing 0.50% of the public float. This marks a -1.80% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, meaning it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.94 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
798,153 shares
Previous Short Interest
812,807 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.80%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$52.01 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
161,140,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.50%
Today's Trading Volume
3,717,229 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,938,967 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
192%
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Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/2026798,153 shares $52.01 million -1.8%0.5%0.75 $65.16
9/15/2026812,807 shares $51.17 million -19.6%0.5%0.92 $62.96
8/31/20261,011,217 shares $65.02 million +2.5%0.6%0.8 $64.30
8/14/2026987,076 shares $63.37 million -72.1%0.6%0.9 $64.20
7/31/20263,542,390 shares $208.61 million +493.7%2.0%1.59 $58.89
7/15/2026596,715 shares $36.47 million -65.2%0.4%0.3 $61.12
6/30/20261,712,285 shares $112.34 million +36.9%1.1%0.48 $65.61
6/15/20261,251,088 shares $83.26 million +31.7%0.8%0.36 $66.55
5/29/2026950,024 shares $63.96 million +191.5%0.6%0.43 $67.32
5/15/2026325,880 shares $19.89 million -24.3%0.2%0.16 $61.04
4/30/2026430,365 shares $24.05 million +25.9%0.3%0.32 $55.88
4/15/2026341,806 shares $18.02 million -37.8%0.2%0.19 $52.72
3/31/2026549,670 shares $25.65 million +95.5%0.3%0.34 $46.67
3/13/2026281,223 shares $13.60 million -72.5%0.2%0.08 $48.35
2/27/20261,021,448 shares $51.34 million +33.6%0.6%0.73 $50.26
2/13/2026764,344 shares $37.80 million -13.6%0.5%0.41 $49.45
1/30/2026884,561 shares $45.97 million +160.6%0.6%0.52 $51.97
1/15/2026339,481 shares $17.78 million -67.6%0.2%0.15 $52.36
12/31/20251,047,722 shares $53.29 million +31.8%0.7%0.92 $50.86
12/15/2025795,126 shares $39.66 million +49.0%0.5%0.65 $49.88
11/28/2025533,784 shares $26.97 million -74.4%0.3%0.22 $50.53
9/15/20251,390,000 shares $66.66 million +85.9%N/A1.1 $47.96
8/31/2025747,900 shares $33.72 million -51.1%0.8%0.8 $45.08
8/15/20251,530,000 shares $69.19 million +18.6%N/A1.7 $45.22
7/31/20251,290,000 shares $57.50 million +198.6%1.3%1.6 $44.57
7/15/2025432,000 shares $18.92 million -65.7%N/A0.7 $43.79
6/30/20251,260,000 shares $55.05 million +59.3%1.4%2 $43.69
6/15/2025790,800 shares $32.90 million +91.5%1.0%1.3 $41.60
5/31/2025412,900 shares $16.56 million -27.7%0.5%0.7 $40.10
5/15/2025571,100 shares $23.31 million +695.4%0.7%0.8 $40.81
4/30/202571,800 shares $2.65 million +33.2%N/A0.1 $36.87
4/15/202553,900 shares $1.88 million -81.6%0.1%0.1 $34.86
3/31/2025292,400 shares $10.64 million +311.3%0.4%0.3 $36.38
3/15/202571,100 shares $2.68 million +37.3%0.1%0.1 $37.70
2/28/202551,800 shares $2.02 million -82.7%0.1%0.1 $39.07
2/15/2025299,400 shares $12.70 million -79.1%0.4%0.5 $42.41
1/31/20251,430,000 shares $57.84 million +384.9%N/A2.5 $40.45
1/15/2025294,900 shares $11.49 million -66.3%N/A0.6 $38.97
12/31/2024874,100 shares $33.78 million +73.9%N/A2.1 $38.64
12/15/2024502,700 shares $20.18 million -30.2%N/A1.4 $40.14
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11/30/2024719,700 shares $27.94 million +177.7%N/A2.2 $38.82
11/15/2024259,200 shares $9.78 million -66.7%N/A0.8 $37.73
10/31/2024777,700 shares $28.44 million +16.0%N/A2.7 $36.57
10/15/2024670,200 shares $25.08 million +263.8%N/A2 $37.42
9/30/2024184,200 shares $6.85 million +81.5%N/A0.5 $37.17
9/15/2024101,500 shares $3.56 million -22.1%N/A0.2 $35.09
8/31/2024130,300 shares $4.61 million +38.5%N/A0.3 $35.35
8/15/202494,100 shares $3.28 million +20.6%N/A0.2 $34.88
7/31/202478,000 shares $2.73 million -72.1%N/A0.1 $35.00
7/15/2024279,200 shares $10.29 million -12.7%N/A0.5 $36.84
6/30/2024319,800 shares $11.39 million -51.8%N/A0.6 $35.63
6/15/2024663,700 shares $23.48 million -32.4%N/A1.1 $35.37
5/31/2024982,200 shares $32.77 million +281.9%N/A1.6 $33.36
5/15/2024257,200 shares $8.86 million -38.7%N/A0.4 $34.46
4/30/2024419,800 shares $13.47 million -24.5%N/A0.6 $32.09
4/15/2024556,100 shares $18.25 million -24.7%N/A0.8 $32.81
3/31/2024738,400 shares $25.08 million -2.9%N/A1.1 $33.96
3/15/2024760,400 shares $25.21 million +167.7%N/A1.2 $33.15
2/29/2024284,100 shares $9.46 million -3.6%N/A0.5 $33.30
2/15/2024294,700 shares $9.74 million -56.9%N/A0.5 $33.04
1/31/2024684,100 shares $21.39 million +200.3%N/A1.5 $31.27
1/15/2024227,800 shares $7.03 million -68.1%N/A0.6 $30.87
12/31/2023715,100 shares $22.30 million +312.2%N/A1.9 $31.18
12/15/2023173,500 shares $5.32 million -53.2%N/A0.5 $30.64
11/30/2023370,600 shares $11.02 million +144.8%N/A1.1 $29.73
11/15/2023151,400 shares $4.42 million -31.7%N/A0.5 $29.22
10/31/2023221,500 shares $5.79 million -30.2%N/A0.7 $26.16
10/15/2023317,300 shares $8.60 million -13.4%N/A0.9 $27.11
9/30/2023366,500 shares $9.86 million +47.6%N/A1 $26.91
9/15/2023248,300 shares $6.95 million -31.2%N/A0.7 $27.98
8/31/2023361,100 shares $10.32 million -31.4%N/A0.9 $28.57
8/15/2023526,500 shares $14.51 million +54.6%N/A1.3 $27.56
7/31/2023340,600 shares $10.09 million +93.5%N/A0.9 $29.63
7/15/2023176,000 shares $5.11 million -27.2%N/A0.5 $29.01
6/30/2023241,600 shares $6.76 million +13.5%N/A0.9 $27.96
6/15/2023212,900 shares $6.07 million +370.0%N/A1 $28.50
5/31/202345,300 shares $1.18 million -29.1%N/A0.3 $26.13
5/15/202363,900 shares $1.54 million -24.0%N/A0.9 $24.16
4/30/202384,100 shares $2.00 million +57.2%N/A1.9 $23.83
4/15/202353,500 shares $1.29 million +105.0%N/A1.3 $24.06
3/31/202326,100 shares $641.80 thousand +45.0%N/A0.6 $24.59
3/15/202318,000 shares $401.94 thousand +100.0%N/A0.5 $22.33
2/28/20239,000 shares $203.04 thousand +18.4%N/A0.3 $22.56
2/15/20237,600 shares $182.02 thousand -69.5%N/A0.2 $23.95
1/31/202324,900 shares $569.21 thousand -31.4%N/A0.7 $22.86
1/15/202336,300 shares $801.87 thousand +16.0%N/A1.2 $22.09
12/30/202231,300 shares $629.13 thousand +33.2%N/A1.2 $20.10
12/15/202223,500 shares $483.87 thousand -2.1%N/A1 $20.59
11/30/202224,000 shares $521.76 thousand +5.7%N/A1.1 $21.74
11/15/202222,700 shares $483.96 thousand +26.1%N/A1 $21.32
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10/31/202218,000 shares $354.06 thousand -26.2%N/A0.9 $19.67
10/15/202224,400 shares $449.94 thousand No ChangeN/A1.2 $18.44
9/30/202244,000 shares $843.48 thousand -21.2%N/A2.1 $19.17
9/15/202255,800 shares $1.16 million +25.4%N/A2.5 $20.76
8/31/202244,500 shares $961.20 thousand -32.2%N/A1.8 $21.60
8/15/202265,600 shares $1.57 million +68.6%N/A2.6 $23.87
7/31/202238,900 shares $875.25 thousand +85.2%N/A1.6 $22.50
7/15/202221,000 shares $442.68 thousand +35.5%N/A0.7 $21.08
6/30/202215,500 shares $322.71 thousand -32.6%N/A0.4 $20.82
6/15/202223,000 shares $490.25 thousand -22.0%N/A0.4 $21.32
5/31/202229,500 shares $670.24 thousand +30.0%N/A0.6 $22.72
5/15/202222,700 shares $504.85 thousand -14.3%N/A0.4 $22.24
4/30/202226,500 shares $616.66 thousand +87.9%N/A0.5 $23.27
4/15/202214,100 shares $351.23 thousand +46.9%N/A0.3 $24.91
3/31/20229,600 shares $259.30 thousand -46.1%N/A0.2 $27.01
3/15/202217,800 shares $432.36 thousand +22.8%N/A0.5 $24.29
2/28/202214,500 shares $388.31 thousand -34.7%N/A0.4 $26.78
2/15/202222,200 shares $628.04 thousand +12.1%N/A0.7 $28.29
1/31/202219,800 shares $570.04 thousand -50.5%N/A0.6 $28.79
1/15/202240,000 shares $1.20 million +1,328.6%N/A1.3 $30.03
12/31/20212,800 shares $89.04 thousand +47.4%N/A0.1 $31.80
12/15/20211,900 shares $60.40 thousand -89.3%N/A0.1 $31.79
11/30/202117,800 shares $562.84 thousand -71.3%N/A0.6 $31.62
11/15/202162,000 shares $2.05 million +147.0%N/A2.1 $32.99
10/29/202125,100 shares $795.92 thousand +99.2%N/A0.9 $31.71

AIQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 798,153 shares of AIQ short. 0.50% of Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology 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. AIQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.8. Learn More on Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF's short interest ratio.

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. 0.50% of Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 798,153 shares, a decrease of 1.8% from the previous total of 812,807 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.

0.50% of Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (0.73%), First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (0.21%), iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (0.85%), iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (0.64%), The Defiance Quantum ETF (2.06%), iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (0.05%), Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (2.27%), iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF (0.01%), First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (1.62%), iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (0.08%),

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 AIQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF as its price is falling. AIQ shares are trading up $0.22 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 Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology 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 AIQ, 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 AIQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AIQ:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:AIQ is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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