iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 773,300 shares of IQLT short. Learn More on iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF's current short interest.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 773,300 shares, a decrease of 81.0% from the previous total of 4,070,000 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 MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF: SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (1.84%), Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (0.23%), Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF (0.34%), SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (0.45%), Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (0.60%), iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (0.37%), Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (0.16%), iShares MSCI Japan ETF (2.99%), iShares Russell 3000 ETF (0.76%), Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (0.33%),

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 IQLT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF as its price is falling. IQLT shares are trading up $0.04 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 MSCI Intl Quality 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 IQLT, 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 IQLT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.