iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF (LDRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 15,400 shares of LDRC short. Learn More on iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LDRC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,400 shares, a decrease of 13.5% from the previous total of 17,800 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 iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF: SPDR SSGA My2030 Municipal Bond ETF (0.90%), Build Bond Innovation ETF (1.12%), GMO Systematic Investment Grade Credit ETF (0.32%), SPDR SSGA My2034 Corporate Bond ETF (1.27%), Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF (0.08%), Brandywine GLOBAL - U.S. Fixed Income ETF (0.02%), SPDR SSGA My2026 Municipal Bond ETF (0.68%), Avantis Global Credit ETF (2.43%), SPDR SSGA My2031 Corporate Bond ETF (1.64%), SPDR SSGA My2032 Corporate Bond ETF (0.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LDRC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF as its price is falling. LDRC shares are trading up $0.02 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 iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder 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 LDRC, 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 LDRC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.