Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hoya Capital Housing ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 14th, traders have sold 700 shares of HOMZ short. Learn More on Hoya Capital Housing ETF's current short interest.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 14th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, an increase of 600.0% from the previous total of 100 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 Hoya Capital Housing ETF: AXS Real Estate Income ETF (0.01%), NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (0.21%), Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares (7.70%), ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (5.86%), ALPS Active REIT ETF (0.60%), ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (0.60%), SRH REIT Covered Call ETF (0.01%), Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF (0.40%), WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (0.01%), ProShares Short Real Estate (0.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Domino's Pizza, Inc. ($736.25 million), The Campbell's Company ($649.30 million), Science Applications International Co. ($285.09 million), Brookfield Infrastructure Co. ($244.13 million), Renasant Co. ($199.30 million), Dream Finders Homes, Inc. ($153.47 million), Xerox Holdings Co. ($145.39 million), First Advantage Co. ($78.80 million), Zymeworks Inc. ($66.40 million), and Kforce Inc. ($53.83 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOMZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hoya Capital Housing ETF as its price is falling. HOMZ shares are trading down $0.88 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 Hoya Capital Housing 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 HOMZ, 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 HOMZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 14 2025.