iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF (IBIG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 13,900 shares of IBIG short. Learn More on iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF's current short interest.

iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,900 shares, a decline of 15.2% from the previous total of 16,400 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 iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF: iShares iBonds Oct 2034 Term TIPS ETF (0.58%), iShares iBonds Oct 2028 Term TIPS ETF (0.85%), iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (0.60%), iShares iBonds Oct 2027 Term TIPS ETF (0.54%), PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.03%), iShares iBonds Oct 2029 Term TIPS ETF (0.96%), iShares iBonds Oct 2025 Term TIPS ETF (1.70%), iShares iBonds Oct 2031 Term TIPS ETF (0.05%), iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF (0.05%), iShares iBonds Oct 2032 Term TIPS ETF (0.70%),

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 IBIG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF as its price is falling. IBIG shares are trading down $0.07 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 iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS 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 IBIG, 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 IBIG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.