iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (ELQD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 14th, traders have sold 100 shares of ELQD short. Learn More on iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond 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. ELQD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: Build Bond Innovation ETF (0.23%), Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF (0.40%), BondBloxx BBB Rated 10+ Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.27%), and VanEck China Bond ETF (0.26%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: The Campbell's Company ($659.67 million), Brookfield Infrastructure Co. ($292.60 million), Science Applications International Co. ($266.46 million), Renasant Co. ($191.93 million), Xerox Holdings Co. ($161.88 million), Dream Finders Homes, Inc. ($144.42 million), First Advantage Co. ($104.63 million), Zymeworks Inc. ($57.64 million), Prime Medicine, Inc. ($51.29 million), and Kforce Inc. ($47.83 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ELQD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. ELQD shares are trading down $0.51 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 ESG Advanced Investment Grade Corporate Bond 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 ELQD, 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 ELQD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 14 2025.