Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF (FHYS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 11,100 shares of FHYS short. Learn More on Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield 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. FHYS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF's short interest ratio.

Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,100 shares, a decrease of 71.3% from the previous total of 38,700 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 Short Duration High Yield ETF: BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Financial & REIT Sector ETF (0.03%), BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.34%), FT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETF (1.85%), TCW High Yield Bond ETF (0.01%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Sector Rotation ETF (0.12%), Eaton Vance High Income Municipal ETF (0.02%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Consumer Cyclicals Sector ETF (0.03%), Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (0.46%), Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF (0.58%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Industrial Sector ETF (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FHYS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF as its price is falling. FHYS shares are trading up $0.01 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 Short Duration High Yield ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FHYS, 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 FHYS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.