iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF (EWJE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of EWJE short. Learn More on iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF's current short interest.

iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 80.0% from the previous total of 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: KLA Co. ($2.87 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.81 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.64 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.61 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.50 billion), and Generac Holdings Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EWJE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF as its price is falling. EWJE shares are trading down $0.04 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 Japan Equal Weighted 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 EWJE, 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 EWJE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2022.