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 closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 13,934 shares of HYS short. 0.08% of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's current short interest.

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. HYS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.1. Learn More on PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's short interest ratio.

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. 0.08% of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,934 shares, a decline of 89.3% from the previous total of 129,722 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.

0.08% of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.24%), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.87%), PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF (0.15%), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (0.25%), Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (0.19%), AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (0.10%), T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (0.07%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.10%), Pacer Pacific Asset Floating Rate High Income ETF (0.03%), SPDR SSGA Fixed Income Sector Rotation ETF (0.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 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 down $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 increases 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, 15 2026.