iShares California Muni Bond ETF (CMF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares California Muni Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 48,500 shares of CMF short. Learn More on iShares California Muni Bond ETF's current short interest.

iShares California Muni Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 48,500 shares, an increase of 214.9% from the previous total of 15,400 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 iShares California Muni Bond ETF: SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF (0.80%), Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (0.34%), SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF (0.41%), Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (0.06%), PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (0.17%), Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF (0.09%), First Trust Managed Municipal ETF (0.21%), Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (0.09%), Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (0.05%), PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares California Muni Bond ETF as its price is falling. 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 iShares California Muni 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 CMF, 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 CMF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.