VanEck Natural Resources ETF (HAP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Natural Resources ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 1,500 shares of HAP short. 0.05% of VanEck Natural Resources ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck Natural Resources ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.05% of VanEck Natural Resources ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

VanEck Natural Resources ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,500 shares, a decrease of 11.8% from the previous total of 1,700 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.

0.05% of VanEck Natural Resources ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Natural Resources ETF: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.04%), Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (1.74%), U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (0.58%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.28%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.11%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (8.08%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.01%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.12%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (4.58%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (10.75%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HAP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Natural Resources ETF as its price is falling. HAP shares are trading down $0.41 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 VanEck Natural Resources ETF 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 HAP, 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 HAP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.