ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN (IWML) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 600 shares of IWML short. Learn More on ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN's current short interest.

ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the previous total of 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN: ProShares Short SmallCap600 (0.72%), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (0.04%), Invesco Nasdaq Future Gen 200 ETF (0.26%), ProShares UltraShort SmallCap 600 (1.90%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Growth Fund (0.13%), Texas Small Cap Equity Index ETF (0.03%), InfraCap Small Cap Income ETF (0.57%), VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (0.13%), Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.09%), VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd (0.97%),

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 IWML is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN as its price is falling. IWML 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 ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN 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 IWML, 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 IWML, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.