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

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 2.1. 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: Hsbc Holdings PLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, OLD Mission Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Fort Point Capital Partners LLC, Barclays PLC, Volterra Technologies LP, Marshall Wace LLP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, Cibc World Markets Corp, Bank of Montreal Can, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Avestar Capital LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.83% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 35,672,072 shares, a decline of 12.4% from the previous total of 40,726,666 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.

4.83% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: Schwab International Equity ETF (0.10%), iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (0.09%), Vanguard Extended Market ETF (0.65%), Capital Group Growth ETF (0.45%), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (2.06%), Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF (0.06%), Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (0.31%), Capital Group Core Equity ETF (0.10%), Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (0.40%), Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index ETF (0.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 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 $0.15 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 April, 15 2026.