iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 48,500 shares of IEZ short. Learn More on iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF's current short interest.

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 48,500 shares, an increase of 4.1% from the previous total of 46,600 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 U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF: First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (0.20%), Pacer American Energy Independence ETF (0.08%), iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF (0.11%), Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (1.53%), Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (0.20%), VanEck Energy Income ETF (0.82%), ProShares Ultra Energy (0.84%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (0.37%), Global X Hydrogen ETF (0.29%), Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares (4.24%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IEZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF as its price is falling. IEZ shares are trading down $0.27 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 U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF 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 IEZ, 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 IEZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.