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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF Short Interest Data

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) has a short interest of 2.57 million shares, representing 41.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.82% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.9, indicating that it would take 9.9 days of the average trading volume of 398,151 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,570,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,850,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.82%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$225.88 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
5,440,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
41.19%
Today's Trading Volume
80,591 shares
Average Trading Volume
398,151 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
20%
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PPH Days to Cover Over Time

PPH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/15/20252,570,000 shares $225.88 million -9.8%41.2%9.9 $87.89
1/31/20252,850,000 shares $253.42 million -14.4%N/A11.6 $88.92
1/15/20253,330,000 shares $285.05 million +33.2%N/A15.1 $85.60
12/31/20242,500,000 shares $215.70 million -3.1%N/A12.9 $86.28
12/15/20242,580,000 shares $226.58 million -1.2%N/A13.7 $87.82
11/30/20242,610,000 shares $235.27 million +10.6%N/A14.1 $90.14
11/15/20242,360,000 shares $204.35 million +26.9%N/A12.1 $86.59
10/31/20241,860,000 shares $169.84 million +8.1%N/A11 $91.31
10/15/20241,720,000 shares $162.80 million -8.0%N/A11.6 $94.65
9/30/20241,870,000 shares $177.71 million -0.5%N/A12.8 $95.03
9/15/20241,880,000 shares $183.34 million -4.6%N/A13.9 $97.52
8/31/20241,970,000 shares $195.88 million +18.0%N/A14 $99.43
8/15/20241,670,000 shares $160.64 million -17.3%N/A11.8 $96.19
7/31/20242,020,000 shares $188.02 million +27.9%N/A14.8 $93.08
7/15/20241,580,000 shares $146.91 million +10.5%N/A10.8 $92.98
6/30/20241,430,000 shares $130.82 million +3.6%N/A9.7 $91.48
6/15/20241,380,000 shares $126.52 million -2.8%N/A9.2 $91.68
5/31/20241,420,000 shares $128.45 million +22.4%N/A9.5 $90.46
5/15/20241,160,000 shares $105.22 million -19.4%N/A8.2 $90.71
4/30/20241,440,000 shares $126.09 million +2.9%N/A9.5 $87.56
4/15/20241,400,000 shares $119.62 million -11.4%N/A11.3 $85.44
3/31/20248,700 shares $789.09 thousand -99.5%N/A0.1 $90.70
3/15/20241,570,000 shares $140.59 million -8.7%N/A13 $89.55
2/29/20241,720,000 shares $152.74 million +5.5%N/A14.9 $88.80
2/15/20241,630,000 shares $144.16 million -22.4%N/A14.9 $88.44
1/31/20242,100,000 shares $179.13 million -0.5%N/A18.6 $85.30
1/15/20242,110,000 shares $180.57 million +14.7%N/A19.3 $85.58
12/31/20231,840,000 shares $149.71 million -4.7%N/A16.5 $81.37
12/15/20231,930,000 shares $152.10 million -18.9%N/A18 $78.81
11/30/20232,380,000 shares $186.85 million -1.2%N/A21.7 $78.51
11/15/20232,410,000 shares $184.75 million +4.3%N/A20.9 $76.66
10/31/20232,310,000 shares $173.97 million +4.5%N/A18.7 $75.31
10/15/20232,210,000 shares $177.00 million -1.3%N/A17.3 $80.09
9/30/20232,240,000 shares $178.89 million -1.3%N/A17.2 $79.86
9/15/20232,270,000 shares $186.03 million -2.6%N/A16.7 $81.95
8/31/20232,330,000 shares $190.83 million +16.5%N/A17.2 $81.90
8/15/20232,000,000 shares $165.46 million -17.0%N/A15.6 $82.73
7/31/20232,410,000 shares $193.81 million -0.4%N/A19.2 $80.42
7/15/20232,420,000 shares $188.49 million +5.2%N/A20.7 $77.89
6/30/20232,300,000 shares $181.17 million +0.4%N/A20.1 $78.77
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6/15/20232,290,000 shares $179.70 million +19.9%N/A21.6 $78.47
5/31/20231,910,000 shares $144.49 million -12.8%N/A16.6 $75.65
5/15/20232,190,000 shares $172.48 million -10.3%N/A16.7 $78.76
4/30/20232,440,000 shares $192.44 million +1.2%N/A17.7 $78.87
4/15/20232,410,000 shares $191.59 million +3.9%N/A14.3 $79.50
3/31/20232,320,000 shares $180.10 million +19.0%N/A14.4 $77.63
3/15/20231,950,000 shares $144.65 million -18.8%N/A12.1 $74.18
2/28/20232,400,000 shares $181.56 million +8.1%N/A15.1 $75.65
2/15/20232,220,000 shares $173.74 million -7.5%N/A15.4 $78.26
1/31/20232,400,000 shares $188.02 million -0.4%N/A16.8 $78.34
1/15/20232,410,000 shares $191.60 million +4.8%N/A17.1 $79.50
12/30/20222,300,000 shares $178.80 million -3.8%N/A18.4 $77.74
12/15/20222,390,000 shares $186.68 million +7.2%N/A16 $78.11
11/30/20222,230,000 shares $171.78 million +10.4%N/A14.5 $77.03
11/15/20222,020,000 shares $147.97 million +27.9%N/A12.5 $73.25
10/31/20221,580,000 shares $115.10 million +6.8%N/A10.1 $72.85
10/15/20221,480,000 shares $101.05 million No ChangeN/A8.8 $68.28
9/30/20222,150,000 shares $144.57 million +4.9%N/A13 $67.24
9/15/20222,050,000 shares $144.94 million -10.1%N/A13 $70.70
8/31/20222,280,000 shares $161.29 million +31.0%N/A12.7 $70.74
8/15/20221,740,000 shares $133.18 million +84.7%N/A9.3 $76.54
7/31/2022942,200 shares $72.46 million +45.4%N/A5 $76.90
7/15/2022648,000 shares $49.53 million +12.5%N/A3.8 $76.43
6/30/2022576,100 shares $44.27 million -3.0%N/A3.2 $76.84
6/15/2022593,600 shares $43.62 million +55.3%N/A3.4 $73.49
5/31/2022382,200 shares $30.28 million +1.7%N/A2.7 $79.23
5/15/2022375,700 shares $28.66 million +10.4%N/A3.1 $76.29
4/30/2022340,400 shares $26.40 million -5.6%N/A2.5 $77.55
4/15/2022360,400 shares $29.47 million +25.1%N/A2.7 $81.76
3/31/2022288,100 shares $22.98 million +3.3%N/A2.5 $79.76
3/15/2022279,000 shares $21.28 million +2.2%N/A2.9 $76.28
2/28/2022272,900 shares $20.66 million -6.0%N/A3.1 $75.71
2/15/2022290,300 shares $22.30 million +86.0%N/A3.5 $76.81
1/31/2022156,100 shares $11.84 million +14.7%N/A2.1 $75.85
1/15/2022136,100 shares $10.49 million -29.7%N/A3.1 $77.04
12/31/2021193,500 shares $14.89 million -12.0%N/A4.8 $76.96
12/15/2021219,900 shares $16.53 million +7.3%N/A6.2 $75.19
11/30/2021205,000 shares $14.64 million +0.5%N/A5.9 $71.43
11/15/2021203,900 shares $15.44 million -28.1%N/A6.1 $75.74
10/29/2021283,400 shares $21.30 million -5.6%N/A8.7 $75.15
10/15/2021300,200 shares $21.90 million +0.1%N/A8.8 $72.94
9/30/2021300,000 shares $21.85 million +19.2%N/A5.5 $72.82
9/15/2021251,600 shares $18.58 million +89.7%N/A4.9 $73.83
8/31/2021132,600 shares $10.08 million +2.7%N/A2.8 $76.04
8/13/2021129,100 shares $9.81 million -38.8%N/A2.6 $76.01
7/30/2021211,000 shares $15.80 million -11.6%N/A3.7 $74.86
7/15/2021238,800 shares $17.38 million -14.5%N/A2.6 $72.78
6/30/2021279,400 shares $20.41 million +13.6%N/A2.8 $73.06
6/15/2021245,900 shares $18.29 million +23.8%N/A2.5 $74.36
5/28/2021198,700 shares $14.34 million -20.5%N/A1.5 $72.15
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5/14/2021250,000 shares $17.94 million +22.6%N/A1.7 $71.76
4/30/2021204,000 shares $14.25 million -89.3%N/A1.4 $69.87
4/15/20211,910,000 shares $130.30 million +0.5%N/A17.4 $68.22
3/31/20211,900,000 shares $130.91 million +124.6%N/A21.1 $68.90
3/15/2021845,800 shares $58.23 million +102.7%N/A9 $68.85
2/26/2021417,200 shares $28.36 million +22.2%N/A6.7 $67.99
2/12/2021341,300 shares $23.79 million +342.7%N/A7 $69.71
1/29/202177,100 shares $5.35 million -59.3%N/A1.8 $69.34
1/15/2021189,300 shares $13.13 million +22.7%N/A3.3 $69.38
12/31/2020154,300 shares $10.19 million -22.3%N/A2.3 $66.03
12/15/2020198,600 shares $12.97 million +24.7%N/A3.2 $65.29
11/30/2020159,300 shares $10.41 million -7.1%N/A2.3 $65.35
11/15/2020171,500 shares $11.22 million -24.4%N/A2.5 $65.40
10/30/2020226,800 shares $13.41 million -63.9%N/A3.2 $59.11
10/15/2020628,600 shares $39.61 million -4.1%N/A0 $63.02
9/30/2020655,400 shares $40.75 million +195.8%N/A14.5 $62.17
9/15/2020681,900 shares $42.97 million +207.7%N/A15.2 $63.01
8/31/2020221,600 shares $14.30 million -8.2%N/A6.5 $64.53

PPH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 2,570,000 shares of PPH short. 41.19% of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF?

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. PPH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF: Jane Street Group LLC, and DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF?

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. 41.19% of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,570,000 shares, a drop of 9.8% from the previous total of 2,850,000 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.

How does VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?

41.19% of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF: VanEck Biotech ETF (0.17%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (0.26%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (0.88%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.57%), First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.02%), JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF (0.07%), ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (7.47%), and iShares Biotechnology ETF (29.39%).

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF stock?

Short selling PPH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF as its price is falling. PPH shares are trading up $0.48 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.

How does a short squeeze work against VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF?

A short squeeze for VanEck Pharmaceutical 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 PPH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PPH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PPH) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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