Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (AVSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 79,900 shares of AVSC short. Learn More on Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF's current short interest.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,900 shares, a decline of 35.1% from the previous total of 123,200 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 Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (0.57%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF (0.03%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.23%), EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (0.26%), Global X Russell 2000 ETF (0.19%), iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (0.60%), Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (4.80%), Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF (0.20%), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (0.23%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AVSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF as its price is falling. AVSC shares are trading down $0.06 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 Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity 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 AVSC, 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 AVSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.