SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (MDYG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 40,500 shares of MDYG short. Learn More on SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF's current short interest.

SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,500 shares, an increase of 118.9% from the previous total of 18,500 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 SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF: SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF (0.17%), Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (0.19%), JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (0.01%), iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF (0.23%), Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (0.12%), iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (0.12%), First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.01%), Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap ETF (0.12%), Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (0.10%), WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (0.05%),

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 MDYG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF as its price is falling. MDYG shares are trading up $1.09 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 SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth 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 MDYG, 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 MDYG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.