Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 156,300 shares of FXY short. Learn More on Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust: Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 156,300 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the previous total of 139,900 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 Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust: ProShares Ultra Yen (8.91%), and ProShares UltraShort Yen (17.09%).

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 FXY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust as its price is falling. FXY shares are trading down $0.35 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 Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust 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 FXY, 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 FXY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.