iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 822,100 shares of EUFN short. 0.78% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF: Citadel Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.78% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 822,100 shares, a decrease of 6.7% from the previous total of 881,300 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.

0.78% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF: Invesco KBW Bank ETF (6.90%), Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (1.86%), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (1.33%), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.93%), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (1.66%), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (1.04%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (0.05%), Themes Global Systemically Important Banks ETF (0.18%), and Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF (3.72%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EUFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF as its price is falling. EUFN shares are trading down $0.29 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 iShares MSCI Europe Financials 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 EUFN, 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 EUFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.