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 closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 318,700 shares of FLTR short. Learn More on VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF's current short interest.

VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 318,700 shares, a decline of 46.7% from the previous total of 598,100 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 VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF: iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (6.88%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.19%), Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (0.06%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (0.14%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF (0.29%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (0.22%), JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (0.25%), SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (1.63%), Schwab Municipal Bond ETF (0.07%), iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF (0.27%),

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 FLTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck IG Floating Rate 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 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, 15 2025.