Congress SMid Growth ETF (CSMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Congress SMid Growth ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 400 shares of CSMD short. Learn More on Congress SMid Growth ETF's current short interest.

Congress SMid Growth ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a drop of 97.7% from the previous total of 17,500 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 Congress SMid Growth ETF: Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF (0.02%), Neuberger Berman Small-Mid Cap ETF (0.14%), Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF (0.05%), Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (0.33%), First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (2.20%), Alpha Blue Capital US Small Mid Cap Dynamic ETF (0.11%), Otter Creek Focus Strategy ETF (1.29%), Matthews China Discovery Active ETF (3.25%), T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF (0.11%), WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund (0.04%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CSMD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Congress SMid Growth ETF as its price is falling. CSMD shares are trading up $0.25 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 Congress SMid Growth 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 CSMD, 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 CSMD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.