WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of GULF short. Learn More on WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund's current short interest.

WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 87.5% from the previous total of 800 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: Tesla, Inc. ($17.72 billion), Netflix, Inc. ($7.24 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.67 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.34 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.53 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.07 billion), Carvana Co. ($1.86 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.86 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GULF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund as its price is falling. 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 WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund 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 GULF, 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 GULF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2020.