VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF (HEJD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 100 shares of HEJD short. Learn More on VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF's current short interest.

VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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 VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF: Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF (2.35%), First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF (0.12%), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (1.05%), Horizon Kinetics Japan Owner Operator ETF (3.41%), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (0.86%), Invesco Nasdaq Free Cash Flow Achievers ETF (0.02%), First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (0.50%), Lazard Japanese Equity ETF (0.46%), WisdomTree Target Range Fund (0.11%), Goldman Sachs India Equity ETF (75.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HEJD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income ETF as its price is falling. HEJD shares are trading up $0.03 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 VictoryShares Hedged Equity Income 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 HEJD, 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 HEJD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.