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 covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 77,800 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: Simplex Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 77,800 shares, a drop of 30.5% from the previous total of 111,900 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 (1.88%), and ProShares UltraShort Yen (6.94%).

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 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 $0.27 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 July, 15 2025.