Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Firsthand Technology Value Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 1,800 shares of SVVC short. Learn More on Firsthand Technology Value Fund's current short interest.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,800 shares, a drop of 25.0% from the previous total of 2,400 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 in the sector of "finance" compare to Firsthand Technology Value Fund: OFS Capital Corporation (1.00%), BlackRock (1.12%), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (1.54%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (2.11%), State Street Corporation (1.56%), Northern Trust Corporation (1.52%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.36%), Ares Capital Corporation (2.48%), Franklin Resources, Inc. (6.24%), SEI Investments Company (1.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SVVC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Firsthand Technology Value Fund as its price is falling. SVVC shares are trading down $0.01 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund 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 SVVC, 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 SVVC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.