Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 49,500 shares of HTRB short. Learn More on Hartford Total Return Bond ETF's current short interest.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 49,500 shares, an increase of 69.5% from the previous total of 29,200 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 Hartford Total Return Bond ETF: Invesco Total Return Bond ETF (0.09%), ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (0.05%), Capital Group Core Bond ETF (0.12%), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (0.29%), ActivePassive Core Bond ETF (0.35%), AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF (0.31%), First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (0.06%), Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (0.98%), DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF (0.06%), Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (0.05%),

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 HTRB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hartford Total Return Bond ETF as its price is falling. HTRB shares are trading down $0.20 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 Hartford Total Return Bond 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 HTRB, 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 HTRB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.