WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (DHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 23,900 shares of DHS short. Learn More on WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund's short interest ratio.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,900 shares, a drop of 64.4% from the previous total of 67,200 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 WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund: Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (1.00%), T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF (0.21%), WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (0.09%), Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (0.01%), Global X SuperDividend ETF (2.20%), iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (0.26%), First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (0.26%), First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (0.50%), SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (0.20%), Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund as its price is falling. DHS shares are trading down $1.29 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 WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund 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 DHS, 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 DHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.