BNY Mellon High Yield ETF (BKHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BNY Mellon High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 11,000 shares of BKHY short. 0.14% of BNY Mellon High Yield ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BNY Mellon High Yield ETF'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. 0.14% of BNY Mellon High Yield ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

BNY Mellon High Yield ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,000 shares, a drop of 83.2% from the previous total of 65,300 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.

0.14% of BNY Mellon High Yield ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BNY Mellon High Yield ETF: Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF (0.01%), Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.14%), VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (1.50%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.14%), iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (0.24%), BondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.08%), Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (0.01%), SPDR SSGA Fixed Income Sector Rotation ETF (0.16%), PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF (0.03%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BNY Mellon High Yield ETF as its price is falling. BKHY shares are trading up $0.12 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 BNY Mellon High Yield ETF 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 BKHY, 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 BKHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.