Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 51,500 shares of FSTA short. Learn More on Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF's current short interest.

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,500 shares, an increase of 64.5% from the previous total of 31,300 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 Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF: iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (0.18%), iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (0.15%), First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (0.00%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (0.17%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (0.26%), Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (0.06%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (0.18%), First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (0.69%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (0.66%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples (1.80%), and

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 FSTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF as its price is falling. FSTA shares are trading up $0.34 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 Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index 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 FSTA, 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 FSTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.