SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF (MDYV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 25,300 shares of MDYV short. Learn More on SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF's current short interest.

SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,300 shares, a decrease of 43.9% from the previous total of 45,100 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 Value ETF: SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (0.18%), Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap ETF (0.42%), Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (0.12%), iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF (0.07%), JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (0.00%), First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.32%), Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (0.24%), WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund (0.08%), iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF (0.33%), Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (0.74%),

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 MDYV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF as its price is falling. MDYV shares are trading down $0.09 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 Value 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 MDYV, 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 MDYV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.