VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Energy Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,300 shares of EINC short. Learn More on VanEck Energy Income ETF's current short interest.

VanEck Energy Income ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, a drop of 65.8% from the previous total of 3,800 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 VanEck Energy Income ETF: ProShares Ultra Energy (1.50%), iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF (0.08%), Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (0.51%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (0.97%), Pacer American Energy Independence ETF (0.60%), Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares (5.66%), iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (3.45%), Global X Hydrogen ETF (0.07%), MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. 3x Leveraged ETN (4.31%), First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (0.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EINC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Energy Income ETF as its price is falling. EINC shares are trading down $0.17 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 VanEck Energy Income 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 EINC, 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 EINC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.