AB Core Plus Bond ETF (CPLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AB Core Plus Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,200 shares of CPLS short. Learn More on AB Core Plus Bond ETF's current short interest.

AB Core Plus Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,200 shares, an increase of 27.3% from the previous total of 3,300 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 AB Core Plus Bond ETF: Western Asset Bond ETF (1.95%), Blackrock Total Return ETF (0.55%), First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (0.39%), Dimensional Global Credit ETF (1.58%), Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.31%), Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.31%), and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.14%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CPLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AB Core Plus Bond ETF as its price is falling. CPLS shares are trading up $0.07 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 AB Core Plus Bond 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 CPLS, 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 CPLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.