AB US High Dividend ETF (HIDV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AB US High Dividend ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of HIDV short. Learn More on AB US High Dividend ETF's current short interest.

AB US High Dividend ETF saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, a drop of 73.7% from the previous total of 3,800 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 AB US High Dividend ETF: Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF (0.12%), WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.02%), FlexShares International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (0.23%), AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (0.33%), WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (0.26%), Franklin U.S. Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (1.04%), Madison Dividend Value ETF (0.24%), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (0.15%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.06%), Strive 1000 Dividend Growth ETF (0.61%),

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 HIDV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AB US High Dividend ETF as its price is falling. HIDV shares are trading up $0.62 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 AB US High Dividend ETF 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 HIDV, 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 HIDV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.