Capital Group Core Balanced ETF (CGBL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capital Group Core Balanced ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 107,500 shares of CGBL short. Learn More on Capital Group Core Balanced ETF's current short interest.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 107,500 shares, an increase of 45.1% from the previous total of 74,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Capital Group Core Balanced ETF: YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETF (9.55%), Franklin Income Focus ETF (0.79%), Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (0.11%), STF Tactical Growth ETF (0.01%), STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF (0.66%), North Shore Equity Rotation ETF (0.01%), Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF (0.10%), iShares U.S. Industry Rotation Active ETF (0.80%), PeakShares Sector Rotation ETF (0.77%), and Simplify US Equity PLUS QIS ETF (0.80%).

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 CGBL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Group Core Balanced ETF as its price is falling. CGBL shares are trading down $0.11 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 Capital Group Core Balanced 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 CGBL, 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 CGBL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.