iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF - TLT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 16,500,000 shares of TLT short. Learn More on iShares 20+ Year Treasury 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. TLT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Sprott Inc., Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Mak Capital One LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Nomura Holdings Inc., Fort Point Capital Partners LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, CSS LLC IL, Verition Fund Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Jet Capital Investors L P, Clear Street Markets LLC, Antara Capital LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Barclays PLC, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Vision Capital Corp, Swan Global Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., BCK Capital Management LP, Citigroup Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Raymond James & Associates, UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Mach 1 Financial Group LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,500,000 shares, an increase of 4.0% from the previous total of 15,860,000 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 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (1.25%), iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (0.83%), iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (3.05%), Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF (0.66%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (1.57%), iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (1.42%), iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF (1.72%), iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF (1.92%), iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (7.03%), and iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF (2.12%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TLT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF as its price is falling. TLT shares are trading down $0.21 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 20+ Year Treasury 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 TLT, 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 TLT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.