Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capital Group Core Equity ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 188,500 shares of CGUS short. Learn More on Capital Group Core Equity ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Capital Group Core Equity ETF: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capital Group Core Equity ETF saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 188,500 shares, a decrease of 60.6% from the previous total of 477,900 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 Capital Group Core Equity ETF: JPMorgan Active Growth ETF (0.12%), Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF (0.35%), Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (0.26%), iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (0.19%), T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETF (0.18%), Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (0.33%), JPMorgan Active Value ETF (0.03%), Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index ETF (0.39%), iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (1.05%), iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (0.15%),

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 CGUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Group Core Equity ETF as its price is falling. CGUS shares are trading up $0.29 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 Equity 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 CGUS, 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 CGUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.