iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 508,600 shares of ISTB short. Learn More on iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond 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. ISTB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 508,600 shares, an increase of 818.1% from the previous total of 55,400 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 Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF (0.04%), Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (0.60%), Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (7.88%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF (0.44%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.66%), Invesco BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF (0.35%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (0.04%), Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (0.04%), iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.14%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ISTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF as its price is falling. ISTB 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 iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond 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 ISTB, 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 ISTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.