VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $104.48 -0.74 (-0.70%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$104.49 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 07/11/2025 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Short Interest DataVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) has a short interest of 67,300 shares, representing 1.87% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 104.56% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 26,321 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest67,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+104.56%Dollar Volume Sold Short$7.37 millionShort Interest Ratio1.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares3,600,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.87%Today's Trading Volume47,930 sharesAverage Trading Volume26,321 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average182% Short Selling VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartESPO Short Interest Over TimeESPO Days to Cover Over TimeESPO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/202567,300 shares $7.37 million +104.6%1.9%1.9 $109.54 6/15/202532,900 shares $3.41 million +8.2%1.0%1 $103.56 5/31/202530,400 shares $3.07 million +85.4%0.9%0.9 $100.83 5/15/202516,400 shares $1.63 million -80.5%0.5%0.5 $99.29 4/30/202584,200 shares $7.96 million +88.8%N/A2.2 $94.53 4/15/202544,600 shares $3.92 million +61.0%1.4%1.2 $87.91 3/31/202527,700 shares $2.39 million +158.9%0.8%0.8 $86.28 3/15/202510,700 shares $949.41 thousand -77.8%0.3%0.3 $88.73 2/28/202548,100 shares $4.35 million -28.6%1.4%1.5 $90.41 2/15/202567,400 shares $6.42 million +63.2%2.0%2.3 $95.24 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ESPO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202541,300 shares $3.60 million +104.5%N/A1.7 $87.17 1/15/202520,200 shares $1.70 million +46.4%N/A1 $84.12 12/31/202413,800 shares $1.15 million +200.0%N/A0.7 $83.38 12/15/20244,600 shares $390.68 thousand -52.1%N/A0.3 $84.93 11/30/20249,600 shares $813.50 thousand -1.0%N/A0.5 $84.74 11/15/20249,700 shares $765.91 thousand -21.8%N/A0.6 $78.96 10/31/202412,400 shares $925.04 thousand -48.8%N/A0.7 $74.60 10/15/202424,200 shares $1.78 million -49.0%N/A1.3 $73.51 9/30/202447,400 shares $3.61 million +194.4%N/A2.7 $76.08 9/15/202416,100 shares $1.15 million +117.6%N/A0.9 $71.70 8/31/20247,400 shares $522.29 thousand -52.0%N/A0.4 $70.58 8/15/202415,400 shares $1.05 million +165.5%N/A1 $68.37 7/31/20245,800 shares $393.82 thousand -59.4%N/A0.3 $67.90 7/15/202414,300 shares $1.01 million +116.7%N/A1 $70.35 6/30/20246,600 shares $441.61 thousand -1.5%N/A0.4 $66.91 6/15/20246,700 shares $441.93 thousand -17.3%N/A0.5 $65.96 5/31/20248,100 shares $526.26 thousand -2.4%N/A0.6 $64.97 5/15/20248,300 shares $563.24 thousand +7.8%N/A0.6 $67.86 4/30/20247,700 shares $463.00 thousand -18.1%N/A0.5 $60.13 4/15/20249,400 shares $553.94 thousand +168.6%N/A0.5 $58.93 3/31/20243,500 shares $218.82 thousand -54.6%N/A0.2 $62.52 3/15/20247,700 shares $480.48 thousand -57.5%N/A0.4 $62.40 2/29/202418,100 shares $1.11 million +311.4%N/A1 $61.60 2/15/20244,400 shares $271.39 thousand -12.0%N/A0.3 $61.68 1/31/20245,000 shares $285.35 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $57.07 1/15/20245,000 shares $281.75 thousand -3.9%N/A0.4 $56.35 12/31/20235,200 shares $295.00 thousand +23.8%N/A0.4 $56.73 12/15/20234,200 shares $237.38 thousand -2.3%N/A0.3 $56.52 11/30/20234,300 shares $237.53 thousand -33.9%N/A0.3 $55.24 11/15/20236,500 shares $360.56 thousand -93.7%N/A0.5 $55.47Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 10/31/2023103,500 shares $5.19 million -1.2%N/A8 $50.17 10/15/2023104,800 shares $5.42 million +104.3%N/A6.8 $51.75 9/30/202351,300 shares $2.65 million -66.2%N/A2.6 $51.56 9/15/2023151,700 shares $7.99 million +33.4%N/A6.7 $52.66 8/31/2023113,700 shares $6.16 million +131.6%N/A4.5 $54.19 8/15/202349,100 shares $2.63 million -67.4%N/A1.8 $53.60 7/31/2023150,600 shares $8.84 million +21.5%N/A4.8 $58.67 7/15/2023124,000 shares $7.19 million +147.0%N/A3.2 $57.96 6/30/202350,200 shares $2.80 million +13.8%N/A1.3 $55.75 6/15/202344,100 shares $2.53 million -42.0%N/A1.2 $57.30 5/31/202376,000 shares $3.99 million -53.4%N/A2.1 $52.46 5/15/2023163,000 shares $8.60 million +40.3%N/A4.5 $52.75 4/30/2023116,200 shares $5.92 million +29.5%N/A3.2 $50.95 4/15/202389,700 shares $4.67 million -30.8%N/A2.4 $52.09 3/31/2023129,600 shares $6.85 million +21.4%N/A4.2 $52.88 3/15/2023106,800 shares $5.13 million +130.2%N/A3.2 $48.02 2/28/202346,400 shares $2.16 million +25.8%N/A1.3 $46.53 2/15/202336,900 shares $1.85 million +11.5%N/A1.1 $50.15 1/31/202333,100 shares $1.62 million -63.3%N/A0.8 $48.84 1/15/202390,100 shares $4.17 million +10.8%N/A2.2 $46.33 12/30/202281,300 shares $3.48 million +834.5%N/A2 $42.86 12/15/20228,700 shares $381.93 thousand -69.8%N/A0.2 $43.90 11/30/202228,800 shares $1.30 million -38.5%N/A0.8 $45.11 11/15/202246,800 shares $2.12 million +8.3%N/A1.2 $45.34 10/31/202243,200 shares $1.73 million -80.8%N/A1.3 $39.94 10/15/2022225,200 shares $8.65 million No ChangeN/A7.3 $38.39 9/30/202230,600 shares $1.24 million -11.3%N/A1 $40.60 9/15/202234,500 shares $1.55 million +8.2%N/A1 $44.85 8/31/202231,900 shares $1.51 million +47.0%N/A0.8 $47.24 8/15/202221,700 shares $1.13 million -78.8%N/A0.5 $51.93 7/31/2022102,400 shares $5.12 million +41.6%N/A2 $50.01 7/15/202272,300 shares $3.41 million -52.5%N/A1.3 $47.17 6/30/2022152,100 shares $7.25 million +48.4%N/A2.7 $47.68 6/15/2022102,500 shares $5.07 million -52.5%N/A1.8 $49.46 5/31/2022215,900 shares $11.32 million +171.9%N/A3.8 $52.41 5/15/202279,400 shares $3.90 million -65.8%N/A1.2 $49.07 4/30/2022232,000 shares $11.59 million +95.3%N/A3.3 $49.97 4/15/2022118,800 shares $6.52 million -36.7%N/A1.6 $54.86 3/31/2022187,600 shares $10.90 million +75.2%N/A2.2 $58.09 3/15/2022107,100 shares $5.74 million -44.4%N/A1.2 $53.58 2/28/2022192,600 shares $11.67 million -24.8%N/A2 $60.60 2/15/2022256,000 shares $16.27 million -25.4%N/A2.7 $63.54 1/31/2022343,200 shares $21.45 million +190.9%N/A3.8 $62.49 1/15/2022118,000 shares $7.35 million +47.1%N/A1.3 $62.30 12/31/202180,200 shares $5.31 million +10.5%N/A0.9 $66.24 12/15/202172,600 shares $4.98 million -8.6%N/A0.9 $68.57 11/30/202179,400 shares $5.79 million +188.7%N/A1 $72.96 11/15/202127,500 shares $2.09 million +8.3%N/A0.3 $75.82 10/29/202125,400 shares $1.75 million +9.5%N/A0.3 $69.04 10/15/202123,200 shares $1.56 million +16.6%N/A0.3 $67.28Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 9/30/202119,900 shares $1.29 million +107.3%N/A0.3 $65.00 9/15/20219,600 shares $650.98 thousand +7.9%N/A0.1 $67.81 8/31/20218,900 shares $613.66 thousand -59.7%N/A0.1 $68.95 8/13/202122,100 shares $1.49 million +53.5%N/A0.3 $67.26 7/30/202114,400 shares $974.59 thousand +73.5%N/A0.2 $67.68 7/15/20218,300 shares $570.04 thousand -22.4%N/A0.1 $68.68 6/30/202110,700 shares $776.61 thousand +0.9%N/A0.1 $72.58 6/15/202110,600 shares $754.51 thousand -86.9%N/A0.1 $71.18 5/28/202181,100 shares $5.74 million +106.4%N/A0.8 $70.72 5/14/202139,300 shares $2.50 million -40.6%N/A0.3 $63.70 4/30/202166,200 shares $4.76 million +9.2%N/A0.5 $71.88 4/15/202160,600 shares $4.31 million +339.1%N/A0.4 $71.16 3/31/202113,800 shares $929.43 thousand -56.9%N/A0.1 $67.35 3/15/202132,000 shares $2.21 million +290.2%N/A0.2 $68.97 2/26/20218,200 shares $594.25 thousand -79.1%N/A0 $72.47 2/12/202139,300 shares $3.18 million +13.9%N/A0.2 $80.84 1/29/202134,500 shares $2.56 million -18.6%N/A0.2 $74.25 1/15/202142,400 shares $3.12 million +12.5%N/A0.2 $73.51 12/31/202037,700 shares $2.65 million +40.7%N/A0.2 $70.25 12/15/202026,800 shares $1.82 million -66.0%N/A0.2 $67.85 11/30/202078,900 shares $5.15 million +18.5%N/A0.5 $65.21 11/15/202066,600 shares $4.12 million +428.6%N/A0.4 $61.81 10/30/202012,600 shares $777.55 thousand -43.5%N/A0.1 $61.71 10/15/202022,300 shares $1.40 million +72.9%N/A0 $62.74 9/30/202012,900 shares $793.87 thousand -48.2%N/A0.1 $61.54 9/15/202023,600 shares $1.44 million -5.2%N/A0.1 $61.02 8/31/202024,900 shares $1.54 million -69.5%N/A0.1 $61.95 8/14/202081,600 shares $4.76 million +186.3%N/A0.5 $58.30 7/31/202028,500 shares $1.61 million -45.8%N/A0.2 $56.34 7/15/202052,600 shares $2.86 million +38.1%N/A0.4 $54.29 ESPO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 67,300 shares of ESPO short. 1.87% of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF? 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. ESPO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF? 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. 1.87% of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 67,300 shares, an increase of 104.6% from the previous total of 32,900 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. How does VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.87% of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF: First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (0.04%), First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (1.10%), iShares USD Green Bond ETF (0.11%), WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (6.24%), WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (0.04%), Global X Cloud Computing ETF (3.25%), REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF (0.84%), Global X FinTech ETF (1.95%), Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (4.92%), REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF (0.64%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($5.32 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.08 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.92 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($4.30 billion), Carvana Co. ($4.11 billion), and Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.98 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock? Short selling ESPO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF as its price is falling. ESPO shares are trading down $0.61 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. How does a short squeeze work against VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF? A short squeeze for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports 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 ESPO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ESPO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies First Trust Indxx NextG ETF Short Interest Data First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund Short Interest Data iShares USD Green Bond ETF Short Interest Data WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund Short Interest Data WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund Short Interest Data Global X Cloud Computing ETF Short Interest Data REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF Short Interest Data Global X FinTech ETF Short Interest Data Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF Short Interest Data REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:ESPO) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. 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