John Hancock High Yield ETF (JHHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of John Hancock High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 4,000 shares of JHHY short. Learn More on John Hancock High Yield ETF's current short interest.

John Hancock High Yield ETF saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,000 shares, a drop of 64.6% from the previous total of 11,300 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 John Hancock High Yield ETF: TCW Multisector Credit Income ETF (0.01%), American Century Select High Yield ETF (0.60%), Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (0.74%), Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (2.23%), Columbia US High Yield ETF (0.02%), VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (1.02%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Industrial Sector ETF (0.10%), Eaton Vance High Income Municipal ETF (0.02%), TCW High Yield Bond ETF (0.01%), Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF (1.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JHHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock High Yield ETF as its price is falling. JHHY shares are trading down $0.03 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 John Hancock High Yield ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of JHHY, 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 JHHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.