iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 323,000 shares of IHF short. Learn More on iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF'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. IHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 323,000 shares, an increase of 23.2% from the previous total of 262,200 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. Healthcare Providers ETF: VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (41.19%), Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (11.63%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (1.19%), iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (5.55%), First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (0.03%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.37%), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (0.09%), Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.34%), Invesco Biotechnology & Genome ETF (0.03%), SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (0.51%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF as its price is falling. IHF shares are trading up $0.43 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. Healthcare Providers 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 IHF, 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 IHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.