iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares U.S. Technology ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 498,200 shares of IYW short. Learn More on iShares U.S. Technology ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares U.S. Technology ETF: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iShares U.S. Technology ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 498,200 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 373,800 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 U.S. Technology ETF: VanEck Semiconductor ETF (14.63%), Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (0.30%), iShares Semiconductor ETF (11.64%), Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares (6.54%), iShares Global Tech ETF (1.06%), First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (0.82%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (0.60%), First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (0.61%), Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (1.43%), First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund (4.78%),

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 IYW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares U.S. Technology ETF as its price is falling. IYW shares are trading down $0.47 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 U.S. Technology 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 IYW, 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 IYW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.