Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (COWG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 240,400 shares of COWG short. Learn More on Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF's current short interest.

Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 240,400 shares, an increase of 48.9% from the previous total of 161,400 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 Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF: First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.90%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.05%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.10%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (8.99%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.08%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.15%), AB Conservative Buffer ETF (0.02%), iShares India 50 ETF (2.62%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.32%), Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling COWG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF as its price is falling. COWG shares are trading down $0.17 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 Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders 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 COWG, 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 COWG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.