Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 60,800 shares of DFEN short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares: Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 60,800 shares, a decrease of 6.0% from the previous total of 64,700 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 Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares: Invesco Building & Construction ETF (0.09%), Invesco Global Water ETF (0.02%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (0.31%), First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (0.66%), DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF (1.37%), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (1.28%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (0.09%), PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF (0.90%), Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF (1.81%), SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (2.13%),

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 DFEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares as its price is falling. DFEN shares are trading up $2.16 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 Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares 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 DFEN, 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 DFEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.