Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF (FDV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 70,100 shares of FDV short. Learn More on Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend 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. FDV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF's short interest ratio.

Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 70,100 shares, a decrease of 13.0% from the previous total of 80,600 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 Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF: WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.17%), WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (0.08%), FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (0.04%), Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF (0.41%), SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (0.57%), Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (0.56%), First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (1.50%), Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (0.16%), Columbia U.S. Equity Income ETF (0.24%), SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (0.29%),

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 FDV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF as its price is falling. FDV shares are trading down $0.04 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 Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend 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 FDV, 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 FDV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.