VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF (FLTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 290,300 shares of FLTR short. 0.31% of VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.31% of VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 290,300 shares, a drop of 8.9% from the previous total of 318,700 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.

0.31% of VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF: iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (7.37%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.25%), Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (0.06%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (0.11%), JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (0.14%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF (0.08%), SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (1.68%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (0.23%), Schwab Municipal Bond ETF (0.08%), Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FLTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF as its price is falling. FLTR shares are trading up $0.02 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 VanEck IG Floating Rate 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 FLTR, 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 FLTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.