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 covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 22,488,545 shares of IBIT short. 1.59% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. IBIT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.6. Learn More on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF: World Investment Advisors, PEAK6 LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Galaxy Group Investments LLC, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Sona Asset Management US LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, OLD Mission Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Jain Global LLC, Meteora Capital LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., HBK Investments L P, Graham Capital Management L.P., Sculptor Capital LP, Venture Visionary Partners LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Ripple Effect Asset Management LP, MYDA Advisors LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Barclays PLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Edenbrook Capital LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Akuna Securities LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Marex Group plc, Bank of Montreal Can, Group One Trading LLC, T3 Companies LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Two Seas Capital LP, Fore Capital LLC, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Belvedere Trading LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., and World Investment Advisors. 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. 1.59% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,488,545 shares, an increase of 71.7% from the previous total of 13,094,945 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.

1.59% 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: iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (5.79%), CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.28%), 2x Solana ETF (13.47%), Xrp Etf (0.65%), Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (7.53%), Solana ETF (3.66%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (0.13%), and Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (0.72%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 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 $0.93 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 April, 15 2026.