iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 11,160,000 shares of IBIT short. 1.06% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Bitcoin Trust 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 Bitcoin Trust ETF: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Ursa Fund Management LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., NWI Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, K2 Principal Fund L.P., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, Paloma Partners Management Co, ParaFi Capital LP, DRW Securities LLC, OLD Mission Capital LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Readystate Asset Management LP, Akuna Securities LLC, Astra Wealth Partners LLC, Garde Capital Inc., and IMC Chicago 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. 1.06% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,160,000 shares, a decline of 50.2% from the previous total of 22,400,000 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.

1.06% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF: CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.08%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (0.29%), Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (1.74%), and CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF (0.44%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF as its price is falling. IBIT shares are trading up $0.18 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 Bitcoin Trust 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 IBIT, 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 IBIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.