iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (HYBB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,500 shares of HYBB short. Learn More on iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF's current short interest.

iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,500 shares, an increase of 250.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF: JPMorgan High Yield Municipal ETF (0.16%), Putnam ESG High Yield ETF (0.39%), AB High Yield ETF (0.09%), Simplify High Yield PLUS Credit Hedge ETF (3.71%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (0.11%), iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.09%), Invesco Global ex-US High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.17%), Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF (0.08%), Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (0.43%), Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond 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 HYBB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. HYBB shares are trading down $0.03 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 BB Rated Corporate Bond 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 HYBB, 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 HYBB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.