iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF (ILTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 12,600 shares of ILTB short. 0.10% of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond 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. 0.10% of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,600 shares, an increase of 88.1% from the previous total of 6,700 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.

0.10% of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF: Franklin Investment Grade Corporate ETF (0.27%), Invesco BulletShares 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (0.08%), Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (0.34%), Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF (0.18%), FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (0.05%), Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.26%), SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (0.46%), Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.03%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.29%), iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (0.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ILTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF as its price is falling. ILTB shares are trading up $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 Core 10+ Year USD Bond 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 ILTB, 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 ILTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.