VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 599,800 shares of MORT short. Learn More on VanEck Mortgage REIT Income 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. MORT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF's short interest ratio.

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 599,800 shares, an increase of 22.8% from the previous total of 488,300 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 VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF: Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (0.83%), SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (1.01%), Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (0.07%), Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (0.02%), FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (0.05%), JPMorgan Realty Income ETF (0.04%), SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF (0.92%), First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (0.03%), Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF (0.18%), iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (0.11%),

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 MORT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF as its price is falling. MORT shares are trading up $0.03 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 VanEck Mortgage REIT Income 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 MORT, 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 MORT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.