Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF (BYRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 3,000 shares of BYRE short. Learn More on Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BYRE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF's short interest ratio.

Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,000 shares, an increase of 57.9% from the previous total of 1,900 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 Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF: WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (0.01%), ProShares Short Real Estate (0.53%), iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF (3.58%), ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (0.61%), ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (10.05%), Columbia Research Enhanced Real Estate ETF (0.07%), VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF (0.17%), The Intelligent Real Estate ETF (0.10%), AXS Real Estate Income ETF (0.05%), NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (0.27%),

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 BYRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF as its price is falling. BYRE shares are trading up $0.02 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 Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities 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 BYRE, 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 BYRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.