The Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Swiss Helvetia Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 29,900 shares of SWZ short. 0.23% of The Swiss Helvetia Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Swiss Helvetia Fund's current short interest.

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. 0.23% of The Swiss Helvetia Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

The Swiss Helvetia Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,900 shares, an increase of 30.0% from the previous total of 23,000 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.

0.23% of The Swiss Helvetia Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Swiss Helvetia Fund: Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (0.11%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.11%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.46%), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund (0.27%), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (0.12%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (3.67%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.11%), MFS Municipal Income Trust (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SWZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Swiss Helvetia Fund as its price is falling. SWZ shares are trading up $0.10 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 The Swiss Helvetia Fund 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 SWZ, 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 SWZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.