iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 37,830,000 shares of EFA short. Learn More on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF'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. EFA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: Wolverine Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Scoggin Management LP, Edenbrook Capital LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Soros Fund Management LLC, Volterra Technologies LP, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Trading LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Greenland Capital Management LP, Creative Planning, BCK Capital Management LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Belvedere Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, US Bancorp DE, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC, and Truist Financial Corp. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,830,000 shares, a drop of 1.5% from the previous total of 38,410,000 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 MSCI EAFE ETF: Schwab International Equity ETF (0.28%), iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (0.18%), Vanguard Extended Market ETF (0.75%), iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (4.03%), Capital Group Growth ETF (0.25%), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (0.50%), Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF (0.07%), Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (0.52%), Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index ETF (0.19%), Capital Group Core Equity ETF (0.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EFA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI EAFE ETF as its price is falling. EFA shares are trading down $0.31 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 iShares MSCI EAFE 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 EFA, 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 EFA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.