JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (JTEK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 9,300 shares of JTEK short. Learn More on JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF's current short interest.

JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,300 shares, an increase of 78.8% from the previous total of 5,200 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 JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF: First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology Index Fund (5.68%), Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (2.33%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (0.12%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF (3.43%), First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (17.08%), First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (0.38%), Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (0.09%), First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (0.38%), iShares Semiconductor ETF (11.66%), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (13.14%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JTEK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF as its price is falling. JTEK shares are trading down $0.04 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 JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders 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 JTEK, 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 JTEK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.