VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 111,300 shares of NLR short. Learn More on VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF: Belvedere Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,300 shares, an increase of 257.9% from the previous total of 31,100 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 VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF: SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF (0.40%), BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (0.02%), MicroSectors FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN (0.00%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (0.20%), Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF (0.10%), Global X Cybersecurity ETF (0.94%), iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (5.17%), SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF (0.17%), Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF (0.15%), iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target 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 NLR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF as its price is falling. NLR shares are trading down $0.94 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 Uranium and Nuclear 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 NLR, 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 NLR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.