VanEck Biotech ETF - BBH Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Biotech ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 2,300 shares of BBH short. Learn More on VanEck Biotech ETF's current short interest.

VanEck Biotech ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,300 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the previous total of 2,200 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 VanEck Biotech ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (0.04%), VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (36.70%), First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.61%), ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (8.64%), and iShares Biotechnology ETF (14.12%).

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 BBH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Biotech ETF as its price is falling. BBH shares are trading down $0.35 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 VanEck Biotech 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 BBH, 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 BBH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.