SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF (EFIV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 34,900 shares of EFIV short. Learn More on SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF's current short interest.

SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,900 shares, a decline of 98.2% from the previous total of 1,900,000 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 SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF: Global X Cybersecurity ETF (0.94%), MicroSectors FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN (0.00%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (0.20%), iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (0.12%), BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (0.02%), SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF (0.40%), iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (0.49%), Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (2.94%), Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (0.09%), iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (0.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EFIV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF as its price is falling. EFIV shares are trading up $0.68 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 SPDR S&P 500 ESG 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 EFIV, 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 EFIV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.