Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (FLCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 22,900 shares of FLCB short. Learn More on Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF's current short interest.

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,900 shares, a decline of 53.5% from the previous total of 49,300 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 Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (0.06%), SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (1.64%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF (0.12%), VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF (0.16%), JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (0.14%), iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (6.24%), iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (0.01%), iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF (0.14%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.15%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (0.16%),

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 FLCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF as its price is falling. FLCB shares are trading down $0.03 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 Franklin U.S. Core Bond 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 FLCB, 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 FLCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.