iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (IWX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 68,600 shares of IWX short. Learn More on iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF's current short interest.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 68,600 shares, a decrease of 17.5% from the previous total of 83,200 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 Russell Top 200 Value ETF: Eagle Capital Select Equity ETF (0.03%), Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF (0.09%), Fidelity Enhanced International ETF (3.19%), Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF (0.03%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.05%), Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF (0.28%), Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (1.13%), Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Value ETF (0.17%), iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (0.28%), JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF (0.13%),

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 IWX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF as its price is falling. IWX shares are trading up $0.81 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 Russell Top 200 Value 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 IWX, 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 IWX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.