iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF (IFEU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,500 shares of IFEU short. Learn More on iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF's current short interest.

iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,500 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the previous total of 1,400 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 iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF: ALPS Active REIT ETF (1.71%), iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF (0.47%), The Intelligent Real Estate ETF (0.12%), iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (0.02%), Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (0.44%), Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (0.03%), and Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (0.04%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.01 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.31 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($3.42 billion), Aon plc ($3.08 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.79 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.61 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.98 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and Snap Inc. ($1.86 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IFEU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF 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 iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of IFEU, 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 IFEU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2020.