iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Core High Dividend ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 129,600 shares of HDV short. 0.14% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Core High Dividend 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. 0.14% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 129,600 shares, a decline of 38.9% from the previous total of 212,000 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.

0.14% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Core High Dividend ETF: Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (0.29%), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (0.06%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.01%), First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.08%), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (0.57%), WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.18%), First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (0.10%), Fidelity High Dividend ETF (0.22%), Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF (0.09%), Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (0.09%),

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 HDV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Core High Dividend ETF as its price is falling. HDV shares are trading down $0.51 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 iShares Core High Dividend 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 HDV, 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 HDV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.