PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (HYS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 89,100 shares of HYS short. Learn More on PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's current short interest.

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,100 shares, an increase of 75.4% from the previous total of 50,800 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 PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund: FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund (0.19%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.16%), Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (0.26%), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.75%), Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.21%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.01%), AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (0.05%), T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (0.02%), Pacer Pacific Asset Floating Rate High Income ETF (0.53%), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (0.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HYS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund as its price is falling. HYS shares are trading up $0.02 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 PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund 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 HYS, 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 HYS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.