VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (USTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 22,600 shares of USTB short. Learn More on VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF's current short interest.

VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,600 shares, a decline of 34.9% from the previous total of 34,700 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 VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF: WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund (0.00%), SGI Enhanced Core ETF (0.15%), Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF (0.51%), Burney U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (0.49%), Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (0.09%), First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF (0.43%), Optimize Strategy Index ETF (0.02%), Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (0.66%), iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (19.28%), Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF as its price is falling. USTB shares are trading up $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 VictoryShares Short-Term 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 USTB, 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 USTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.