FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,300 shares of GQRE short. Learn More on FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund's current short interest.

FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,300 shares, a drop of 71.8% from the previous total of 11,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund: Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (0.02%), JPMorgan Realty Income ETF (0.04%), Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF (0.18%), SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (1.01%), VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (2.12%), Avantis Real Estate ETF (0.67%), Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (0.83%), Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (0.07%), SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF (0.92%), First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (0.03%),

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 GQRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund as its price is falling. GQRE shares are trading down $0.10 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 FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund 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 GQRE, 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 GQRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.