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VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$226.84 +0.63 (+0.28%)
As of 04/30/2025 03:50 PM Eastern

VanEck Retail ETF Short Interest Data

VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) has a short interest of 16,200 shares, representing 1.56% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 74.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 5,004 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
16,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+74.19%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.61 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,040,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.56%
Today's Trading Volume
10,341 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,004 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
207%
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RTH Short Interest Over Time

RTH Days to Cover Over Time

RTH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

VanEck Retail ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202516,200 shares $3.61 million +74.2%1.6%2.4 $222.76
3/31/20259,300 shares $2.10 million -7.9%0.9%1.5 $225.77
3/15/202510,100 shares $2.22 million -1.9%1.0%1.8 $220.26
2/28/202510,300 shares $2.44 million +2.0%1.0%1.8 $236.88
2/15/202510,100 shares $2.43 million +3.1%1.0%1.8 $240.64
1/31/20259,800 shares $2.35 million -7.6%N/A1.8 $239.63
1/15/202510,600 shares $2.41 million +7.1%N/A2.2 $227.68
12/31/20249,900 shares $2.22 million -12.4%N/A2.3 $224.21
12/15/202411,300 shares $2.66 million -12.4%N/A2.9 $235.33
11/30/202412,900 shares $3.00 million -11.6%N/A3.6 $232.40
11/15/202414,600 shares $3.25 million +15.0%N/A4.6 $222.56
10/31/202412,700 shares $2.72 million No ChangeN/A3.8 $213.99
10/15/202412,700 shares $2.80 million +1.6%N/A3.6 $220.86
9/30/202412,500 shares $2.73 million -2.3%N/A3.1 $218.18
9/15/202412,800 shares $2.72 million +1.6%N/A3.2 $212.83
8/31/202412,600 shares $2.64 million -17.7%N/A2.8 $209.35
8/15/202415,300 shares $3.15 million -40.9%N/A3.3 $205.79
7/31/202425,900 shares $5.40 million -6.8%N/A5.8 $208.34
7/15/202427,800 shares $5.76 million -4.5%N/A6 $207.22
6/30/202429,100 shares $5.99 million -18.0%N/A6.3 $205.75
6/15/202435,500 shares $7.24 million -8.0%N/A6.8 $203.89
5/31/202438,600 shares $7.74 million +73.9%N/A7.3 $200.42
5/15/202422,200 shares $4.50 million +8.3%N/A4 $202.73
4/30/202420,500 shares $4.06 million +19.2%N/A3.7 $198.16
4/15/202417,200 shares $3.44 million -2.8%N/A3.1 $199.84
3/31/202425,400 shares $5.36 million +41.1%N/A0.2 $211.04
3/15/202418,000 shares $3.73 million +28.6%N/A3.1 $207.40
2/29/202414,000 shares $2.88 million +12.9%N/A2.5 $205.41
2/15/202412,400 shares $2.46 million -2.4%N/A2.1 $198.59
1/31/202412,700 shares $2.42 million -18.1%N/A2.4 $190.63
1/15/202415,500 shares $2.94 million +37.2%N/A2.5 $189.38
12/31/202311,300 shares $2.13 million -22.6%N/A1.9 $188.23
12/15/202314,600 shares $2.73 million -2.0%N/A2.7 $186.71
11/30/202314,900 shares $2.66 million +6.4%N/A3.2 $178.85
11/15/202314,000 shares $2.50 million +2.2%N/A2.6 $178.63
10/31/202313,700 shares $2.30 million +6.2%N/A2.4 $167.89
10/15/202312,900 shares $2.17 million -7.2%N/A2.7 $168.15
9/30/202313,900 shares $2.33 million -32.5%N/A2.9 $167.87
9/15/202320,600 shares $3.62 million +0.5%N/A4 $175.81
8/31/202320,500 shares $3.61 million +45.4%N/A3.7 $176.19
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8/15/202314,100 shares $2.52 million +35.6%N/A2.7 $178.78
7/31/202310,400 shares $1.87 million -1.9%N/A2.7 $179.88
7/15/202310,600 shares $1.87 million +1.0%N/A2.5 $176.55
6/30/202310,500 shares $1.83 million -17.3%N/A2.4 $174.66
6/15/202312,700 shares $2.19 million +21.0%N/A2.9 $172.77
5/31/202310,500 shares $1.72 million -71.9%N/A2.6 $163.74
5/15/202337,300 shares $6.23 million -1.1%N/A8.7 $166.99
4/30/202337,700 shares $6.24 million +3.6%N/A8.4 $165.39
4/15/202336,400 shares $5.91 million +0.6%N/A7.3 $162.25
3/31/202336,200 shares $5.92 million +0.6%N/A7.2 $163.43
3/15/202336,000 shares $5.62 million -1.6%N/A6.9 $156.00
2/28/202336,600 shares $5.84 million +0.8%N/A5.5 $159.50
2/15/202336,300 shares $6.12 million -1.1%N/A5.3 $168.56
1/31/202336,700 shares $6.21 million +0.3%N/A4.2 $169.20
1/15/202336,600 shares $6.14 million -17.9%N/A3.9 $167.74
12/30/202244,600 shares $7.07 million -5.1%N/A4.5 $158.47
12/15/202247,000 shares $7.68 million +142.3%N/A4.1 $163.34
11/30/202219,400 shares $3.36 million -1.0%N/A1.8 $173.00
11/15/202219,600 shares $3.30 million -14.8%N/A1.9 $168.25
10/31/202223,000 shares $3.75 million +19.8%N/A2.1 $162.95
10/15/202219,200 shares $2.93 million No ChangeN/A2 $152.62
9/30/202252,600 shares $8.16 million +85.2%N/A5.4 $155.12
9/15/202228,400 shares $4.67 million -1.4%N/A3.3 $164.44
8/31/202228,800 shares $4.79 million -0.7%N/A3.3 $166.15
8/15/202229,000 shares $5.14 million -16.9%N/A3.1 $177.18
7/31/202234,900 shares $5.90 million -2.0%N/A3.4 $169.00
7/15/202235,600 shares $5.68 million +14.1%N/A3.3 $159.62
6/30/202231,200 shares $4.74 million -4.0%N/A2.9 $151.98
6/15/202232,500 shares $4.95 million +8.7%N/A3.1 $152.30
5/31/202229,900 shares $4.84 million -21.7%N/A2.9 $161.86
5/15/202238,200 shares $6.24 million -1.0%N/A3.7 $163.28
4/30/202238,600 shares $6.57 million -0.8%N/A4.3 $170.21
4/15/202238,900 shares $7.16 million -14.7%N/A4.3 $184.18
3/31/202245,600 shares $8.24 million -4.6%N/A4.7 $180.67
3/15/202247,800 shares $8.40 million +7.7%N/A4.3 $175.69
2/28/202244,400 shares $7.79 million +12.7%N/A3.5 $175.42
2/15/202239,400 shares $7.13 million +11.9%N/A2.8 $180.85
1/31/202235,200 shares $6.37 million -11.1%N/A2.4 $181.03
1/15/202239,600 shares $7.38 million +17.5%N/A2.7 $186.48
12/31/202133,700 shares $6.56 million -8.4%N/A2.2 $194.70
12/15/202136,800 shares $7.20 million -7.8%N/A1.9 $195.71
11/30/202139,900 shares $7.64 million +12.7%N/A2.1 $191.38
11/15/202135,400 shares $6.84 million -11.9%N/A1.6 $193.18
10/29/202140,200 shares $7.50 million -26.8%N/A1.9 $186.49
10/15/202154,900 shares $9.94 million -37.0%N/A2 $180.99
9/30/202187,200 shares $15.25 million +44.6%N/A2.4 $174.89
9/15/202160,300 shares $10.84 million -5.5%N/A1.8 $179.83
8/31/202163,800 shares $11.57 million -0.2%N/A1.8 $181.34
8/13/202163,900 shares $11.43 million -21.9%N/A1.7 $178.90
7/30/202181,800 shares $14.45 million -9.6%N/A2.1 $176.63
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7/15/202190,500 shares $16.10 million +31.0%N/A2.4 $177.85
6/30/202169,100 shares $12.13 million +4.1%N/A1.8 $175.58
6/15/202166,400 shares $11.37 million +3.3%N/A1.7 $171.21
5/28/202164,300 shares $10.98 million +3.9%N/A1.8 $170.81
5/14/202161,900 shares $10.56 million +2.5%N/A1.9 $170.55
4/30/202160,400 shares $10.53 million -39.2%N/A1.9 $174.35
4/15/202199,400 shares $17.00 million +16.3%N/A3.5 $171.03
3/31/202185,500 shares $14.12 million +7.8%N/A3.7 $165.17
3/15/202179,300 shares $12.63 million -3.3%N/A4.9 $159.24
2/26/202182,000 shares $12.61 million -1.2%N/A5 $153.76
2/12/202183,000 shares $13.45 million +2.2%N/A5.1 $162.08
1/29/202181,200 shares $12.99 million +4.0%N/A5.1 $160.01
1/15/202178,100 shares $12.56 million +5.0%N/A5.1 $160.86
12/31/202074,400 shares $11.69 million +9.1%N/A4.9 $157.10
12/15/202068,200 shares $10.61 million -12.5%N/A5 $155.60
11/30/202077,900 shares $12.32 million -4.2%N/A5.4 $158.13
11/15/202081,300 shares $12.74 million +6.1%N/A5.8 $156.75
10/30/202076,600 shares $11.28 million +3.9%N/A5.2 $147.31
10/15/202073,700 shares $11.44 million +4.5%N/A0 $155.18
9/30/202070,500 shares $10.50 million +12.3%N/A5.1 $148.88
9/15/202083,600 shares $12.42 million +33.1%N/A5.7 $148.59
8/31/202062,800 shares $9.55 million -24.5%N/A3.7 $152.05
8/14/202083,200 shares $12.17 million +7.9%N/A4.5 $146.22
7/31/202077,100 shares $10.91 million -0.4%N/A4.3 $141.47
7/15/202077,400 shares $10.65 million +13.8%N/A4 $137.60
6/30/202068,000 shares $8.89 million +8.5%N/A3.3 $130.77
6/15/202062,700 shares $8.05 million -6.6%N/A2.9 $128.45
5/29/202067,100 shares $8.65 million +2.6%N/A2.8 $128.89
5/15/202065,400 shares $7.87 million -11.9%N/A2.6 $120.40

RTH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is VanEck Retail ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Retail ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 16,200 shares of RTH short. 1.56% of VanEck Retail ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck Retail ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for VanEck Retail 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. RTH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on VanEck Retail ETF's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for VanEck Retail 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. 1.56% of VanEck Retail ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

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

VanEck Retail ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,200 shares, an increase of 74.2% from the previous total of 9,300 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 Retail ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.56% of VanEck Retail ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Retail ETF: Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.08%), VanEck Gaming ETF (1.66%), and Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.05%).

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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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

Short selling RTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Retail ETF as its price is falling. RTH shares are trading up $0.63 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 Retail ETF?

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

How often is VanEck Retail 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 RTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:RTH) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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