American Century California Municipal Bond ETF (CATF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Century California Municipal Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 3,400 shares of CATF short. 0.32% of American Century California Municipal Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Century California Municipal Bond 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. 0.32% of American Century California Municipal Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

American Century California Municipal Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,400 shares, an increase of 3,300.0% from the previous total of 100 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.

0.32% of American Century California Municipal Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American Century California Municipal Bond ETF: BondBloxx BBB Rated 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.76%), Simplify National Muni Bond ETF (0.28%), Invesco BulletShares 2034 Municipal Bond ETF (1.45%), Frontier Asset Core Bond ETF (0.06%), FlexShares ESG & Climate Investment Grade Corporate Core Index Fund (0.01%), iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (0.16%), Alternative Access First Priority CLO Bond ETF (0.28%), ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (0.51%), PGIM Ultra Short Municipal Bond ETF (1.09%), JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CATF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Century California Municipal Bond ETF as its price is falling. CATF shares are trading up $0.18 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 American Century California Municipal Bond 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 CATF, 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 CATF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.