Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $62.52 +0.07 (+0.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF Short Interest DataPrincipal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) has a short interest of 1.16 million shares, representing 8.50% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4,293.94% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 118,575 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,160,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest26,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4,293.94%Dollar Volume Sold Short$72.57 millionShort Interest Ratio5.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares52,160,000 sharesFloat Size13,650,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.50%Today's Trading Volume72,767 sharesAverage Trading Volume118,575 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average61% Short Selling Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUSMC Short Interest Over TimeUSMC Days to Cover Over TimeUSMC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20251,160,000 shares $72.57 million +4,293.9%8.5%5 $62.56 6/15/202526,400 shares $1.60 million +0.8%0.1%0.2 $60.72 5/31/202526,200 shares $1.57 million +23.6%0.1%0.2 $59.87 5/15/202521,200 shares $1.27 million -78.3%0.0%0.2 $59.79 4/30/202597,500 shares $5.53 million +253.3%N/A0.7 $56.71 4/15/202527,600 shares $1.52 million -26.4%0.1%0.2 $55.15 3/31/202537,500 shares $2.13 million +125.9%0.1%0.3 $56.78 3/15/202516,600 shares $943.88 thousand -32.0%0.0%0.1 $56.86 2/28/202524,400 shares $1.48 million +8.9%0.1%0.2 $60.86 2/15/202522,400 shares $1.41 million -48.5%0.1%0.2 $63.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for USMC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202543,500 shares $2.69 million -0.9%N/A0.4 $61.89 1/15/202543,900 shares $2.65 million +8.1%N/A0.5 $60.41 12/31/202440,600 shares $2.44 million +40.5%N/A0.4 $60.03 12/15/202428,900 shares $1.77 million +221.1%N/A0.3 $61.34 11/30/20249,000 shares $542.88 thousand -8.2%N/A0.1 $60.32 11/15/20249,800 shares $572.22 thousand -46.2%N/A0.1 $58.39 10/31/202418,200 shares $1.03 million +82.0%N/A0.3 $56.78 10/15/202410,000 shares $573.20 thousand -59.4%N/A0.2 $57.32 9/30/202424,600 shares $1.40 million -24.3%N/A0.4 $56.99 9/15/202432,500 shares $1.82 million +606.5%N/A0.5 $55.89 8/31/20244,600 shares $257.83 thousand -83.2%N/A0.1 $56.05 8/15/202427,300 shares $1.50 million +131.4%N/A0.4 $54.92 7/31/202411,800 shares $635.31 thousand +90.3%N/A0.2 $53.84 7/15/20246,200 shares $344.53 thousand -55.7%N/A0.1 $55.57 6/30/202414,000 shares $759.50 thousand -26.3%N/A0.3 $54.25 6/15/202419,000 shares $1.02 million -12.4%N/A0.4 $53.87 5/31/202421,700 shares $1.12 million -37.8%N/A0.4 $51.58 5/15/202434,900 shares $1.82 million +378.1%N/A0.4 $52.18 4/30/20247,300 shares $359.67 thousand -58.3%N/A0.1 $49.27 4/15/202417,500 shares $863.80 thousand -20.8%N/A0.2 $49.36 3/31/2024135,800 shares $6.97 million +358.8%N/A0.5 $51.36 3/15/202429,600 shares $1.49 million +111.4%N/A0.3 $50.44 2/29/202414,000 shares $709.24 thousand +27.3%N/A0.1 $50.66 2/15/202411,000 shares $551.10 thousand -69.4%N/A0.1 $50.10 1/31/202436,000 shares $1.73 million -4.3%N/A0.4 $48.04 1/15/202437,600 shares $1.78 million +36.7%N/A0.3 $47.24 12/31/202327,500 shares $1.29 million +17.0%N/A0.1 $46.76 12/15/202323,500 shares $1.09 million +12.4%N/A0.1 $46.37 11/30/202320,900 shares $946.56 thousand +36.6%N/A0.1 $45.29 11/15/202315,300 shares $683.45 thousand +86.6%N/A0.1 $44.67I was wrong about Trump (Ad)I made a mistake. 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But I was wrong.Let me show you exactly what we’re doing to prepare. 10/31/20238,200 shares $341.45 thousand -64.5%N/A0 $41.64 10/15/202323,100 shares $997.92 thousand +32.0%N/A0.2 $43.20 9/30/202317,500 shares $749.70 thousand +4.8%N/A0.5 $42.84 9/15/202316,700 shares $740.48 thousand +165.1%N/A0.5 $44.34 8/31/20236,300 shares $283.50 thousand -89.1%N/A0.2 $45.00 8/15/202357,900 shares $2.54 million +23.5%N/A2.1 $43.89 7/31/202346,900 shares $2.12 million +7.1%N/A1.7 $45.14 7/15/202343,800 shares $1.93 million +64.0%N/A1.5 $44.11 6/30/202326,700 shares $1.17 million -27.5%N/A1 $43.66 6/15/202336,800 shares $1.60 million +283.3%N/A1.4 $43.55 5/31/20239,600 shares $396.86 thousand -36.4%N/A0.4 $41.34 5/15/202315,100 shares $606.57 thousand -29.1%N/A0.6 $40.17 4/30/202321,300 shares $861.37 thousand -20.8%N/A0.9 $40.44 4/15/202326,900 shares $1.08 million +140.2%N/A1 $40.22 3/31/202311,200 shares $445.82 thousand -25.3%N/A0.4 $39.81 3/15/202315,000 shares $563.25 thousand -62.1%N/A0.5 $37.55 2/28/202339,600 shares $1.49 million +106.3%N/A1.1 $37.54 2/15/202319,200 shares $748.61 thousand +97.9%N/A0.5 $38.99 1/31/20239,700 shares $368.31 thousand -40.1%N/A0.3 $37.97 1/15/202316,200 shares $608.15 thousand -31.9%N/A0.4 $37.54 12/30/202223,800 shares $858.23 thousand +61.9%N/A0.6 $36.06 12/15/202214,700 shares $541.11 thousand +21.5%N/A0.4 $36.81 11/30/202212,100 shares $464.05 thousand +15.2%N/A0.1 $38.35 11/15/202210,500 shares $392.33 thousand -8.7%N/A0.1 $37.37 10/31/202211,500 shares $415.15 thousand -54.6%N/A0.1 $36.10 10/15/202225,300 shares $855.65 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $33.82 9/30/202235,000 shares $1.18 million +27.3%N/A0.2 $33.76 9/15/202227,500 shares $1.01 million +27.3%N/A0.2 $36.60 8/31/202221,600 shares $806.54 thousand +56.5%N/A0.1 $37.34 8/15/202213,800 shares $565.94 thousand +55.1%N/A0.1 $41.01 7/31/20228,900 shares $352.00 thousand +7.2%N/A0.1 $39.55 7/15/20228,300 shares $311.08 thousand -76.4%N/A0.1 $37.48 6/30/202235,200 shares $1.29 million -38.6%N/A0.6 $36.60 6/15/202257,300 shares $2.10 million +227.4%N/A0.9 $36.60 5/31/202217,500 shares $692.65 thousand +8.7%N/A0.2 $39.58 5/15/202216,100 shares $626.61 thousand -43.7%N/A0.2 $38.92 4/30/202228,600 shares $1.13 million -2.7%N/A0.3 $39.43 4/15/202229,400 shares $1.23 million -28.8%N/A0.3 $41.83 3/31/202241,300 shares $1.76 million -32.5%N/A0.3 $42.67 3/15/202261,200 shares $2.49 million +266.5%N/A0.4 $40.62 2/28/202216,700 shares $685.03 thousand -49.7%N/A0.1 $41.02 2/15/202233,200 shares $1.39 million +2.8%N/A0.1 $41.83 1/31/202232,300 shares $1.37 million +64.0%N/A0.1 $42.50 1/15/202219,700 shares $855.77 thousand +155.8%N/A0.1 $43.44 12/31/20217,700 shares $341.11 thousand -9.4%N/A0 $44.30 12/15/20218,500 shares $374.34 thousand -71.8%N/A0 $44.04 11/30/202130,100 shares $1.27 million -34.3%N/A0.2 $42.32 11/15/202145,800 shares $1.98 million +353.5%N/A0.4 $43.14 10/29/202110,100 shares $432.89 thousand -53.9%N/A0.3 $42.86 10/15/202121,900 shares $906.66 thousand -41.0%N/A0.7 $41.40I was wrong about Trump (Ad)I made a mistake. 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But I was wrong.Let me show you exactly what we’re doing to prepare. 9/30/202137,100 shares $1.50 million +222.6%N/A1.1 $40.32 9/15/202111,500 shares $478.06 thousand -90.7%N/A0.3 $41.57 8/31/2021123,500 shares $5.18 million +536.6%N/A4.4 $41.97 8/13/202119,400 shares $807.82 thousand +9.0%N/A0.7 $41.64 7/30/202117,800 shares $727.13 thousand -66.0%N/A0.6 $40.85 7/15/202152,400 shares $2.12 million -26.3%N/A0.8 $40.47 6/30/202171,100 shares $2.82 million +35.7%N/A1.2 $39.72 6/15/202152,400 shares $2.04 million -8.9%N/A0.9 $39.01 5/28/202157,500 shares $2.22 million +202.6%N/A1 $38.68 5/14/202119,000 shares $725.99 thousand +18,900.0%N/A0.3 $38.21 4/30/2021100 shares $3.86 thousand -90.0%N/A0 $38.63 4/15/20211,000 shares $37.96 thousand -47.4%N/A0 $37.96 3/31/20211,900 shares $69.71 thousand +111.1%N/A0 $36.69 3/15/2021900 shares $32.74 thousand -89.9%N/A0 $36.38 2/26/20218,900 shares $317.20 thousand +368.4%N/A0.1 $35.64 2/12/20211,900 shares $69.75 thousand -67.8%N/A0 $36.71 1/29/20215,900 shares $210.45 thousand +51.3%N/A0.1 $35.67 1/15/20213,900 shares $139.23 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $35.70 9/30/202020,000 shares $660.20 thousand +334.8%N/A0.2 $33.01 9/15/202016,800 shares $557.93 thousand +265.2%N/A0.2 $33.21 8/31/20204,600 shares $156.86 thousand -43.2%N/A0.1 $34.10 8/14/20208,100 shares $261.14 thousand -68.1%N/A0.1 $32.24 7/31/202025,400 shares $795.78 thousand +161.9%N/A0.4 $31.33 7/15/20209,700 shares $302.74 thousand -4.0%N/A0.1 $31.21 USMC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 1,160,000 shares of USMC short. 8.50% of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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. USMC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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. 8.50% of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,160,000 shares, an increase of 4,293.9% from the previous total of 26,400 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. What is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's float size? Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF currently has issued a total of 52,160,000 shares. Some of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF currently has a public float of 13,650,000 shares. How does Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.50% of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF: ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (14.26%), VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (0.00%), Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.49%), First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.57%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.01%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (10.12%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.37%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.16%), AB Conservative Buffer ETF (0.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF stock? Short selling USMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF as its price is falling. USMC shares are trading up $0.09 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 Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF? A short squeeze for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 USMC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 USMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Short Interest VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF Short Interest Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF Short Interest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF Short Interest Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest AB Conservative Buffer ETF Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:USMC) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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