FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 178,500 shares of GUNR short. Learn More on FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund's current short interest.

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 178,500 shares, an increase of 15.5% from the previous total of 154,500 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 Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund: iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (0.30%), iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (0.96%), iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (0.09%), iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (0.03%), Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (0.73%), SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (0.08%), Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (0.80%), First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (1.17%), iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (0.69%), First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (1.25%),

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 GUNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund as its price is falling. GUNR shares are trading up $0.09 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 Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund 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 GUNR, 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 GUNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.