iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 18,200 shares of SLQD short. Learn More on iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF's current short interest.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,200 shares, a decrease of 94.0% from the previous total of 304,700 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 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (0.12%), Invesco BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF (0.00%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (0.09%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF (0.23%), iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.01%), Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (0.33%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (0.48%), Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (0.05%), iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.02%), Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF (0.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SLQD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. SLQD shares are trading down $0.10 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 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 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 SLQD, 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 SLQD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.