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Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) had a short interest of 44,970 shares sold short, representing 0.10% of the public float. This marks a 0.70% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, meaning it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 125,979 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
44,970 shares
Previous Short Interest
44,658 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.27 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
45,060,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.10%
Today's Trading Volume
138,250 shares
Average Trading Volume
125,979 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
110%
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Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202644,970 shares $3.27 million +0.7%0.1%0.3 $72.62
4/30/202644,658 shares $3.14 million -0.7%0.1%0.26 $70.40
8/15/202513,400 shares $870.73 thousand -51.8%N/A0.2 $64.98
7/31/202527,800 shares $1.75 million -14.2%0.1%0.3 $62.99
7/15/202532,400 shares $2.02 million -97.2%N/A0.4 $62.40
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
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
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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 $44.67
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
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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 $41.40
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

USMC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 May 15th, traders have sold 44,970 shares of USMC short. 0.10% 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.

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 0.3. Learn More on Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest ratio.

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. 0.10% of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 44,970 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 44,658 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.

0.10% 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 (13.80%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.34%), Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.02%), First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.12%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.10%), iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF (0.12%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.03%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.22%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.16%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (7.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.14 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 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.

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 May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like USMC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:USMC) was last updated on 5/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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