Invesco QQQ Trust - QQQ Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco QQQ Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 71,560,000 shares of QQQ short. Learn More on Invesco QQQ Trust'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. QQQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Invesco QQQ Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Invesco QQQ Trust: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Maven Securities LTD, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Nomura Holdings Inc., EMJ Capital Ltd., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Corriente Advisors LLC, Tiger Management L.L.C., Ursa Fund Management LLC, Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., Pura Vida Investments LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Philosophy Capital Management LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Lavaca Capital LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Lodbrok Capital LLP, Luxor Capital Group LP, Marshall Wace LLP, Elliott Investment Management L.P., Encompass Capital Advisors LLC, Pinnbrook Capital Management LP, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP, Birch Grove Capital LP, BlackRock Inc., BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Carlson Capital L P, Carronade Capital Management LP, Caxton Associates LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Clough Capital Partners L P, Mass Ave Global Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Pentwater Capital Management LP, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Metavasi Capital LP, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Europe London LLP, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Deer Park Road Corp, Verition Fund Management LLC, Stamina Capital Management LP, Tiger Pacific Capital LP, Jeereddi Investments LP, Centiva Capital LP, Moore Capital Management LP, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Lee Capital Holdings LLC, Interval Partners LP, Mark Asset Management LP, Edenbrook Capital LLC, Dakota Wealth Management, Sigma Planning Corp, Credit Suisse AG, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Credit Agricole S A, Twin Tree Management LP, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Bank of Montreal Can, UBS Group AG, Group One Trading L.P., EMG Holdings L.P., BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC, Picton Mahoney Asset Management, Fort Point Capital Partners LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Spouting Rock Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Sofinnova Investments Inc., Newfoundland Capital Management, Warberg Asset Management LLC, Granite Point Capital Management L.P., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC, Mutual Advisors LLC, CIBC Asset Management Inc, Creative Planning, Bogart Wealth LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, Clean Yield Group, Silverarc Capital Management LLC, US Bancorp DE, Belvedere Trading LLC, Truist Financial Corp, Advisor Resource Council, Avestar Capital LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Mizuho Markets Cayman LP, Westpark Management LLC, Asset Management Corp IL ADV, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Congress Park Capital LLC, Institute for Wealth Management LLC., XR Securities LLC, South Shore Capital Advisors, Procyon Advisors LLC, SNS Financial Group LLC, Maniyar Capital Advisors UK Ltd., and AdvisorNet Financial Inc. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Invesco QQQ Trust saw a decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 71,560,000 shares, a decrease of 3.0% from the previous total of 73,770,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Invesco QQQ Trust: Morgan Stanley (1.50%), The Charles Schwab Co. (0.86%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.31%), Wells Fargo & Company (0.80%), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.70%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.15%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (0.89%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.25%), American Express (1.00%), and BlackRock, Inc. (2.41%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.15 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.41 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.66 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.62 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QQQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco QQQ Trust as its price is falling. QQQ shares are trading down $2.14 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 Invesco QQQ Trust 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 QQQ, 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 QQQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2022.