Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF (FESM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 118,700 shares of FESM short. Learn More on Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF's current short interest.

Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 118,700 shares, an increase of 31.9% from the previous total of 90,000 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 Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF: WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.05%), Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (5.98%), iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (0.60%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.23%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (0.57%), Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.26%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF (0.03%), EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (0.26%), Global X Russell 2000 ETF (0.19%), Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (4.80%),

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 FESM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF as its price is falling. 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 Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap 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 FESM, 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 FESM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.