iShares International Equity Factor ETF (INTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares International Equity Factor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 58,600 shares of INTF short. Learn More on iShares International Equity Factor ETF's current short interest.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 58,600 shares, a drop of 94.3% from the previous total of 1,020,000 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 International Equity Factor ETF: Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (43.18%), Franklin FTSE Japan ETF (1.37%), Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF (0.10%), iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (11.76%), Franklin FTSE India ETF (1.78%), Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (0.11%), GMO U.S. Quality ETF (0.37%), iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (0.53%), JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Equity ETF (0.13%), VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF (0.20%),

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 INTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares International Equity Factor ETF as its price is falling. INTF shares are trading down $0.05 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 International Equity Factor 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 INTF, 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 INTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.