iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (ISCG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 27,700 shares of ISCG short. Learn More on iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF's current short interest.

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,700 shares, a drop of 49.5% from the previous total of 54,900 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 Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF: Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (0.91%), SPDR S&P Emerging Markets SmallCap ETF (0.94%), Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (0.13%), SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (0.25%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (0.06%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (0.20%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (0.20%), JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.02%), Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.22%), John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (0.17%),

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 ISCG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF as its price is falling. ISCG shares are trading up $0.28 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 Morningstar Small-Cap Growth 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 ISCG, 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 ISCG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.