iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (QNXT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 700 shares of QNXT short. Learn More on iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF's current short interest.

iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, an increase of 75.0% from the previous total of 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 Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF: Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF (2.42%), YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (0.38%), Tradr 2X Long Innovation 100 Quarterly ETF (3.38%), PGIM Laddered Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF (0.70%), Intelligent Livermore ETF (0.09%), YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (0.60%), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (1.44%), YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF (0.89%), Tradr 2X Long SPY Quarterly ETF (2.00%), ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (0.24%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QNXT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF as its price is falling. QNXT shares are trading up $0.27 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 Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 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 QNXT, 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 QNXT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.