AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 7,200 shares of DWSH short. Learn More on AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF's current short interest.

AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,200 shares, a decline of 58.9% from the previous total of 17,500 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 AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF: ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (0.73%), Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF (9.00%), iShares Large Cap Growth Active ETF (0.40%), Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF (0.37%), and Global X Nasdaq 100 ESG Covered Call ETF (1.30%).

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 DWSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF as its price is falling. DWSH shares are trading down $0.02 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 AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short 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 DWSH, 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 DWSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.