Principal Value ETF (PY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$53.42 -0.15 (-0.28%)

As of 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Principal Value ETF Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Principal Value ETF (PY) had a short interest of 16,119 shares sold short, representing 0.41% of the public float. This marks a -9.34% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 25,533 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 16,119 shares
Previous Short Interest: 17,780 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -9.34%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $865.91 thousand
Short Interest Ratio: 1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 30, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 3,950,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.41%
Today's Trading Volume: 16,502 shares
Average Trading Volume: 25,533 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 65%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/30/2026	16,119 shares	$865.91 thousand	-9.3%	0.4%	1.48	$53.72
4/15/2026	17,780 shares	$934.34 thousand	-4.5%	0.5%	1.26	$52.55
3/31/2026	18,608 shares	$958.13 thousand	+7.9%	0.5%	1.29	$51.49
3/13/2026	17,242 shares	$882.45 thousand	+110.5%	0.5%	0.38	$51.18
2/27/2026	8,190 shares	$439.88 thousand	-1.2%	0.2%	0.61	$53.71
2/13/2026	8,286 shares	$440.32 thousand	-51.8%	0.2%	0.52	$53.14
1/30/2026	17,181 shares	$902.93 thousand	+44.4%	0.5%	0.06	$52.55
1/15/2026	11,898 shares	$628.69 thousand	+54.1%	0.5%	1.26	$52.84
12/31/2025	7,719 shares	$402.85 thousand	-56.8%	0.3%	0.82	$52.19
12/15/2025	17,883 shares	$950.12 thousand	+63.2%	0.8%	1.77	$53.13
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11/28/2025	10,957 shares	$569.71 thousand	-47.1%	0.5%	1.14	$52.00
11/14/2025	20,697 shares	$1.06 million	+0.8%	0.9%	1.87	$51.41
10/31/2025	20,528 shares	$1.06 million	-13.6%	0.9%	0.53	$51.60
10/15/2025	23,800 shares	$1.22 million	+38.4%	1.0%	0.5	$51.36
9/30/2025	17,200 shares	$903.07 thousand	-20.0%	N/A	0.4	$52.50
9/15/2025	21,500 shares	$1.11 million	+28.0%	N/A	0.5	$51.81
8/31/2025	16,800 shares	$875.28 thousand	+9.8%	0.4%	0.4	$52.10
8/15/2025	15,300 shares	$781.98 thousand	-42.5%	N/A	0.4	$51.11
7/31/2025	26,600 shares	$1.33 million	+59.3%	0.6%	0.6	$50.02
7/15/2025	16,700 shares	$826.15 thousand	+31.5%	N/A	1	$49.47
6/30/2025	12,700 shares	$629.29 thousand	-51.5%	0.3%	0.8	$49.55
6/15/2025	26,200 shares	$1.27 million	+70.1%	0.4%	1.5	$48.38
5/31/2025	15,400 shares	$739.20 thousand	-23.8%	0.2%	1	$48.00
5/15/2025	20,200 shares	$981.72 thousand	+49.6%	0.3%	1.3	$48.60
4/30/2025	13,500 shares	$625.32 thousand	+29.8%	N/A	0.2	$46.32
4/15/2025	10,400 shares	$474.14 thousand	-42.5%	0.2%	0.2	$45.59
3/31/2025	18,100 shares	$888.17 thousand	+63.1%	0.3%	0.4	$49.07
3/15/2025	11,100 shares	$539.46 thousand	+63.2%	0.7%	0.2	$48.60
2/28/2025	6,800 shares	$346.28 thousand	+33.3%	0.1%	0.1	$50.92
2/15/2025	5,100 shares	$260.81 thousand	+54.6%	0.3%	0.1	$51.14
1/31/2025	3,300 shares	$167.01 thousand	-79.1%	N/A	0.5	$50.61
1/15/2025	15,800 shares	$794.74 thousand	+53.4%	N/A	2.8	$50.30
12/31/2024	10,300 shares	$510.06 thousand	+243.3%	N/A	1.8	$49.52
12/15/2024	3,000 shares	$153.66 thousand	-11.8%	N/A	0.5	$51.22
11/30/2024	3,400 shares	$178.44 thousand	-2.9%	N/A	0.6	$52.48
11/15/2024	3,500 shares	$178.08 thousand	+34.6%	N/A	0.7	$50.88
10/31/2024	2,600 shares	$127.35 thousand	-29.7%	N/A	0.6	$48.98
10/15/2024	3,700 shares	$186.04 thousand	+68.2%	N/A	0.8	$50.28
9/30/2024	2,200 shares	$110.20 thousand	-62.7%	N/A	0.5	$50.09
9/15/2024	5,900 shares	$286.72 thousand	+5.4%	N/A	1.4	$48.60
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8/31/2024	5,600 shares	$275.07 thousand	+55.6%	N/A	1.3	$49.12
8/15/2024	3,600 shares	$170.71 thousand	+38.5%	N/A	0.8	$47.42
7/31/2024	2,600 shares	$125.16 thousand	+18.2%	N/A	0.5	$48.14
7/15/2024	2,200 shares	$104.40 thousand	-31.3%	N/A	0.4	$47.45
6/30/2024	3,200 shares	$147.11 thousand	-76.3%	N/A	0.6	$45.97
6/15/2024	13,500 shares	$613.30 thousand	+87.5%	N/A	2.2	$45.43
5/31/2024	7,200 shares	$328.97 thousand	-17.2%	N/A	1.2	$45.69
5/15/2024	8,700 shares	$401.51 thousand	-17.1%	N/A	1.3	$46.15
4/30/2024	10,500 shares	$464.57 thousand	-69.8%	N/A	1.7	$44.25
4/15/2024	34,800 shares	$1.55 million	+11.5%	N/A	5.3	$44.50
3/31/2024	22,800 shares	$1.07 million	-29.4%	N/A	1.5	$46.87
3/15/2024	32,300 shares	$1.47 million	+10.2%	N/A	5.9	$45.42
2/29/2024	29,300 shares	$1.31 million	+13.6%	N/A	3.4	$44.69
2/15/2024	25,800 shares	$1.14 million	-16.8%	N/A	2.8	$44.01
1/31/2024	31,000 shares	$1.34 million	+12.7%	N/A	3.2	$43.28
1/15/2024	27,500 shares	$1.18 million	+7.4%	N/A	2.9	$43.09
12/31/2023	25,600 shares	$1.11 million	+9.4%	N/A	2.8	$43.37
12/15/2023	23,400 shares	$1.02 million	+52.9%	N/A	1.9	$43.40
11/30/2023	15,300 shares	$626.54 thousand	+44.3%	N/A	1.3	$40.95
11/15/2023	10,600 shares	$426.44 thousand	+15.2%	N/A	1.2	$40.23
10/31/2023	9,200 shares	$346.47 thousand	+7.0%	N/A	1.2	$37.66
10/15/2023	8,600 shares	$333.25 thousand	-4.4%	N/A	1.3	$38.75
9/30/2023	9,000 shares	$354.44 thousand	+21.6%	N/A	1.3	$39.38
9/15/2023	7,400 shares	$300.25 thousand	-42.2%	N/A	2.1	$40.57
8/31/2023	12,800 shares	$525.66 thousand	+151.0%	N/A	3.3	$41.07
8/15/2023	5,100 shares	$209.19 thousand	-8.9%	N/A	1.1	$41.02
7/31/2023	5,600 shares	$237.16 thousand	+16.7%	N/A	1.2	$42.35
7/15/2023	4,800 shares	$199.35 thousand	+11.6%	N/A	1	$41.53
6/30/2023	4,300 shares	$178.51 thousand	+2.4%	N/A	0.9	$41.51
6/15/2023	4,200 shares	$173.17 thousand	-83.9%	N/A	0.8	$41.23
5/31/2023	26,000 shares	$1.01 million	+372.7%	N/A	4.6	$38.79
5/15/2023	5,500 shares	$217.47 thousand	+1.9%	N/A	1.1	$39.54
4/30/2023	5,400 shares	$219.95 thousand	-19.4%	N/A	0.9	$40.73
4/15/2023	6,700 shares	$271.24 thousand	-32.3%	N/A	0.6	$40.48
3/31/2023	9,900 shares	$400.71 thousand	-13.2%	N/A	0.6	$40.48
3/15/2023	11,400 shares	$441.41 thousand	-7.3%	N/A	0.7	$38.72
2/28/2023	12,300 shares	$505.41 thousand	+41.4%	N/A	0.5	$41.09
2/15/2023	8,700 shares	$368.62 thousand	+4.8%	N/A	0.3	$42.37
1/31/2023	8,300 shares	$350.01 thousand	+10.7%	N/A	0.3	$42.17
1/15/2023	7,500 shares	$316.16 thousand	-57.9%	N/A	0.3	$42.15
12/30/2022	17,800 shares	$728.02 thousand	-12.8%	N/A	0.8	$40.90
12/15/2022	20,400 shares	$844.36 thousand	+24.4%	N/A	0.8	$41.39
11/30/2022	16,400 shares	$707.17 thousand	+32.3%	N/A	0.6	$43.12
11/15/2022	12,400 shares	$518.32 thousand	-19.0%	N/A	0.6	$41.80
10/31/2022	15,300 shares	$624.70 thousand	+20.5%	N/A	0.6	$40.83
10/15/2022	12,700 shares	$473.93 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.3	$37.32
9/30/2022	15,200 shares	$558.33 thousand	+10.1%	N/A	0.3	$36.73
9/15/2022	13,800 shares	$548.55 thousand	+16.0%	N/A	0.2	$39.75
8/31/2022	11,900 shares	$479.33 thousand	+43.4%	N/A	0.2	$40.28
8/15/2022	8,300 shares	$352.92 thousand	+137.1%	N/A	0.1	$42.52
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7/31/2022	3,500 shares	$143.50 thousand	-87.8%	N/A	0	$41.00
7/15/2022	28,600 shares	$1.10 million	+19.7%	N/A	0.3	$38.52
6/30/2022	23,900 shares	$927.08 thousand	+69.5%	N/A	0.2	$38.79
6/15/2022	14,100 shares	$558.92 thousand	-29.9%	N/A	0.1	$39.64
5/31/2022	20,100 shares	$874.55 thousand	+18.9%	N/A	0.2	$43.51
5/15/2022	16,900 shares	$704.56 thousand	-93.3%	N/A	0.1	$41.69
4/30/2022	253,000 shares	$10.54 million	+1,907.9%	N/A	2.8	$41.67
4/15/2022	12,600 shares	$551.50 thousand	-45.7%	N/A	0.1	$43.77
3/31/2022	23,200 shares	$1.03 million	-69.6%	N/A	0.3	$44.33
3/15/2022	76,400 shares	$3.25 million	+2,534.5%	N/A	1	$42.60
2/28/2022	2,900 shares	$123.80 thousand	-53.2%	N/A	0.1	$42.69
2/15/2022	6,200 shares	$269.95 thousand	-55.1%	N/A	0.1	$43.54
1/31/2022	13,800 shares	$594.92 thousand	+294.3%	N/A	0.5	$43.11
1/15/2022	3,500 shares	$158.69 thousand	-78.5%	N/A	0.1	$45.34
12/31/2021	16,300 shares	$725.02 thousand	-14.7%	N/A	0.9	$44.48
12/15/2021	19,100 shares	$837.15 thousand	+151.3%	N/A	1.2	$43.83
11/30/2021	7,600 shares	$321.18 thousand	-53.9%	N/A	0.3	$42.26
11/15/2021	16,500 shares	$732.11 thousand	+346.0%	N/A	1	$44.37
10/29/2021	3,700 shares	$160.58 thousand	-24.5%	N/A	0.2	$43.40
10/15/2021	4,900 shares	$212.56 thousand	-52.9%	N/A	0.3	$43.38
9/30/2021	10,400 shares	$438.57 thousand	+50.7%	N/A	0.5	$42.17
9/15/2021	6,900 shares	$291.65 thousand	+392.9%	N/A	0.3	$42.27
8/31/2021	1,400 shares	$60.83 thousand	-76.7%	N/A	0.1	$43.45
8/13/2021	6,000 shares	$259.26 thousand	+400.0%	N/A	0.5	$43.21
7/30/2021	1,200 shares	$50.70 thousand	-60.0%	N/A	0.1	$42.25
7/15/2021	3,000 shares	$125.76 thousand	-78.9%	N/A	0.2	$41.92
6/30/2021	14,200 shares	$599.24 thousand	+283.8%	N/A	2	$42.20
6/15/2021	3,700 shares	$159.69 thousand	-64.4%	N/A	0.4	$43.16
5/28/2021	10,400 shares	$448.24 thousand	+31.7%	N/A	1.2	$43.10

PY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Principal Value ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 16,119 shares of PY short. 0.41% of Principal Value ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Principal Value 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. PY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Principal Value ETF's short interest ratio.

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. 0.41% of Principal Value ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Principal Value ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,119 shares, a decline of 9.3% from the previous total of 17,780 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.

0.41% of Principal Value ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal Value ETF: Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (0.40%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.71%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.03%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.81%), First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (0.53%), First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (1.22%), First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.01%), Keating Active ETF (0.01%), First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (0.45%), Global Equity Active ETF (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Value ETF as its price is falling. PY shares are trading down $0.15 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 Principal Value 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 PY, 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 PY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like PY:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a companyâ€™s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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This page (NASDAQ:PY) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Principal Value ETF (PY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume