iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HYG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.1. Learn More on iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: Hsbc Holdings PLC, PEAK6 LLC, Mariner Investment Group LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, CTC LLC, Yaupon Capital Management LP, Wellington Management Group LLP, Symmetry Investments LP, Millennium Management LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Manatuck Hill Partners LLC, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Ionic Capital Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd, Anchorage Capital Advisors L.P., Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, J. Goldman & Co LP, Jain Global LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald L. P., BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Farallon Capital Management LLC, Broad Bay Capital Management LP, Blue Door Asset Management LLC, One William Street Capital Management L.P., Sabby Management LLC, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Graham Capital Management L.P., Royal Bank of Canada, Magnetar Financial LLC, NewGen Asset Management Ltd, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, QVT Financial LP, Ripple Effect Asset Management LP, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, Barclays PLC, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, DLD Asset Management LP, Edenbrook Capital LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Quarry LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Marex Group plc, Bank of Montreal Can, Picton Mahoney Asset Management, Franklin Resources Inc., Highbridge Capital Management LLC, Fore Capital LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Periscope Capital Inc., Beach Point Capital Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Baker Avenue Asset Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 41.91% of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,603,209 shares, a decline of 5.6% from the previous total of 94,963,938 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.

41.91% of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF (3.14%), iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.38%), SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (1.89%), Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (5.11%), SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF (0.82%), Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (0.34%), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (0.96%), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.13%), PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.06%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HYG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. HYG shares are trading down $0.16 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 iBoxx $ High Yield 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 HYG, 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 HYG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.