iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Latin America 40 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 836,600 shares of ILF short. 1.27% of iShares Latin America 40 ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Latin America 40 ETF's current short interest.

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. 1.27% of iShares Latin America 40 ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Latin America 40 ETF saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 836,600 shares, a decline of 30.3% from the previous total of 1,200,000 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.

1.27% of iShares Latin America 40 ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Latin America 40 ETF: First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.40%), iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (0.89%), Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF (0.05%), T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF (0.04%), Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF (0.17%), Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF (0.15%), iShares Europe ETF (0.14%), AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (0.85%), Invesco S&P 500 QVM Multi-factor ETF (0.01%), Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ILF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Latin America 40 ETF as its price is falling. ILF shares are trading up $0.17 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 Latin America 40 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 ILF, 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 ILF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.