iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 184,000 shares of IJS short. Learn More on iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF's current short interest.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 184,000 shares, an increase of 12.2% from the previous total of 164,000 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 S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF: iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (0.39%), Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF (0.13%), Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (0.38%), Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF (0.59%), SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (0.19%), SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (0.84%), Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (0.56%), Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (0.30%), Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF (0.37%), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (0.29%),

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 IJS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF as its price is falling. IJS shares are trading down $0.11 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 S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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 IJS, 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 IJS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.