Harbor Health Care ETF (MEDI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Harbor Health Care ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 1,200 shares of MEDI short. Learn More on Harbor Health Care ETF's current short interest.

Harbor Health Care ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,200 shares, a drop of 45.5% from the previous total of 2,200 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 Harbor Health Care ETF: First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (2.18%), Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF (9.56%), Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares (2.70%), Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF (1.70%), JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF (0.07%), Langar Global HealthTech ETF (0.62%), ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (5.59%), ProShares UltraShort Health Care (35.62%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.32%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (1.82%),

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 MEDI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Harbor Health Care ETF as its price is falling. MEDI shares are trading up $0.11 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 Harbor Health Care 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 MEDI, 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 MEDI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.