United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United States Brent Oil Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 328,400 shares of BNO short. Learn More on United States Brent Oil Fund's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of United States Brent Oil Fund: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

United States Brent Oil Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 328,400 shares, a decrease of 21.6% from the previous total of 418,700 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 United States Brent Oil Fund: ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (11.02%), United States 12 Month Oil Fund LP (0.17%), Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF (0.26%), Invesco DB Oil Fund (1.92%), ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (3.50%), and United States Oil Fund LP (29.16%).

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 BNO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United States Brent Oil Fund as its price is falling. BNO shares are trading up $0.53 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 United States Brent Oil Fund 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 BNO, 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 BNO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.