iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 149,100 shares of SUSB short. Learn More on iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond 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. SUSB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 149,100 shares, an increase of 1,255.5% from the previous total of 11,000 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 compare to iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (2.13%), Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF (0.42%), Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (0.69%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (0.64%), iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.21%), Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (0.27%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (1.51%), iShares USD Green Bond ETF (3.39%), FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (0.09%), Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (1.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.67 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.56 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.20 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.19 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.00 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SUSB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. SUSB shares are trading down $0.02 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 ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond 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 SUSB, 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 SUSB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2023.