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

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 234 shares, a decrease of 95.7% from the previous total of 5,420 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.

0.01% of iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF: Genter Capital Taxable Quality Intermediate ETF (0.04%), Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF (0.26%), AAM SLC Low Duration Income ETF (0.85%), ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF (1.22%), Invesco Fundamental Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.38%), American Century California Municipal Bond ETF (0.74%), Invesco BulletShares 2033 Municipal Bond ETF (1.33%), BondBloxx BBB Rated 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.01%), Invesco BulletShares 2034 Municipal Bond ETF (3.07%), WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (0.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 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 down $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 2026.