SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 112,120,000 shares of SPY short. 10.81% of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust'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. SPY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: Lepercq De Neuflize Asset Management LLC, Kim LLC, Corient Private Wealth LLC, Conversant Capital LLC, Keel Point LLC, Taconic Capital Advisors LP, Tidal Investments LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Shay Capital LLC, SoftVest Advisors LLC, Rosalind Advisors Inc., Scoggin Management LP, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., Moore Capital Management LP, Man Group plc, Modern Wealth Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Lonestar Capital Management LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, FourWorld Capital Management LLC, Fund 1 Investments LLC, Game Creek Capital LP, Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC, Eminence Capital LP, EVR Research LP, Edenbrook Capital LLC, Electron Capital Partners LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Beaconlight Capital LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Black Maple Capital Management LP, BlackBarn Capital Partners LP, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Alkeon Capital Management LLC, Armor Advisors L.L.C., AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd, Absoluto Partners Gestao de Recursos Ltda, TOMS Capital Investment Management LP, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, QVT Financial LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Jane Street Group LLC, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Ripple Effect Asset Management LP, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Shaolin Capital Management LLC, Raymond James Financial Inc., Glenorchy Capital Ltd, Elliott Investment Management L.P., Repertoire Partners LP, Soros Fund Management LLC, Third Point LLC, Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc., Camber Capital Management LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Quantinno Capital Management LP, Praetorian PR LLC, Lavaca Capital LLC, Armistice Capital LLC, Luxor Capital Group LP, HUB Investment Partners LLC, Ieq Capital LLC, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC, Covalent Partners LLC, Mark Asset Management LP, Volterra Technologies LP, DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC , RBF Capital LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Riposte Capital LLC, Intrepid Family Office LLC, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Maven Securities LTD, Tandem Financial LLC, L2 Asset Management LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Brant Point Investment Management LLC, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP, Jump Financial LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Bosun Asset Management LLC, Helix Partners Management LP, Affinity Asset Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, Avestar Capital LLC, Capula Management Ltd, Oaktree Capital Management LP, Marshall Wace LLP, Mirabella Financial Services LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Annandale Capital LLC, Pertento Partners LLP, Two Seas Capital LP, Guggenheim Capital LLC, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Silverback Asset Management LLC, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC, Bayview Asset Management LLC, Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC, HBK Investments L P, Charter Oak Advisors LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Finepoint Capital LP, Advent Capital Management DE, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, Marcho Partners LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., DLD Asset Management LP, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, RK Capital Management LLC FL, Teramo Advisors LLC, Financial Advocates Investment Management, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A., FreeGulliver LLC, QVR LLC, Quadcap Wealth Management LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Waterfall Asset Management LLC, CFC Planning Co LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wernau Asset Management Inc., NFP Retirement Inc., Investidor Profissional Gestao de Recursos Ltda., Greenland Capital Management LP, Truffle Hound Capital LLC, Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC, Citigroup Inc., Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Tortoise Investment Management LLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Cetera Investment Advisers, Creative Planning, SG Americas Securities LLC, Hibernia Wealth Partners LLC, Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd, Garda Capital Partners LP, Monaco Asset Management SAM, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust, ZEGA Investments LLC, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID, Tabor Asset Management LP, Savant Capital LLC, CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, Moors & Cabot Inc., Timelo Investment Management Inc., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Hiddenite Capital Partners LP, NewSquare Capital LLC, Obermeyer Wealth Partners, Bank of Montreal Can, Sigma Planning Corp, Mission Wealth Management LP, 4WEALTH Advisors Inc., IFG Advisory LLC, Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC, Arkadios Wealth Advisors, World Investment Advisors, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, 400 Capital Management LLC, Transcend Capital Advisors LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Chilton Capital Management LLC, RedJay Asset Management Inc., Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Blume Capital Management Inc., Beach Point Capital Management LP, Berkeley Capital Partners LLC, Swan Global Investments LLC, Cannon Global Investment Management LLC, Akuna Securities LLC, CapWealth Advisors LLC, VELA Investment Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC, NorthRock Partners LLC, CWM LLC, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc., Davis Rea LTD., Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC, Weaver Capital Management LLC, US Bancorp DE, Vontobel Holding Ltd., Valmark Advisers Inc., SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Merit Financial Group LLC, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC, Quattro Financial Advisors LLC, Ping Capital Management Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC, B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC, Northeast Financial Group Inc., Truist Financial Corp, Donald L. Hagan LLC, Spectrum Strategic Capital Management LLC, BFI Infinity Ltd., Oak Family Advisors LLC, HB Wealth Management LLC, Venture Visionary Partners LLC, Camelot Portfolios LLC, LVW Advisors LLC, Mariner Investment Group LLC, Novem Group, Brave Asset Management Inc., Magnus Financial Group LLC, Focused Wealth Management Inc, Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C., U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC, Farther Finance Advisors LLC, Cypress Financial Planning LLC, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Secure Asset Management LLC, Camelot Technology Advisors Inc., Horizons Wealth Management, HMS Capital Management LLC, M & L Capital Management Ltd, Modern Wealth Management LLC, DLD Asset Management LP, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Kilter Group LLC, MBL Wealth LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, and Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors Inc. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 10.81% of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 112,120,000 shares, a drop of 1.0% from the previous total of 113,300,000 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.

10.81% of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (0.74%), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (0.35%), Invesco QQQ (8.43%), Vanguard Growth ETF (0.23%), Vanguard Value ETF (0.21%), iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (0.65%), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (2.49%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (8.43%), iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (0.23%), iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (0.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SPY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust as its price is falling. SPY shares are trading down $1.51 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 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 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 SPY, 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 SPY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.