JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (BBSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JPMorgan BetaBuilders 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, investors have sold 1,600 shares of BBSC short. Learn More on JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF's current short interest.

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,600 shares, a decrease of 33.3% from the previous total of 2,400 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 JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (0.06%), John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (0.15%), Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.65%), Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.14%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (0.01%), iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (0.49%), JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.16%), Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (2.25%), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.48%), SPDR S&P Emerging Markets SmallCap ETF (2.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Inc ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($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 BBSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF as its price is falling. BBSC shares are trading up $0.57 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 JPMorgan BetaBuilders 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 BBSC, 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 BBSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.