Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF (PEMX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,100 shares of PEMX short. Learn More on Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF's current short interest.

Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,100 shares, a decrease of 80.7% from the previous total of 5,700 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 Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF: First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (4.03%), PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF (0.04%), iShares Focused Value Factor ETF (0.17%), Alger 35 ETF (0.01%), VanEck ChiNext ETF (3.14%), WisdomTree International Multifactor Fund (0.03%), First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (0.24%), KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF (2.98%), Strive 1000 Value ETF (0.52%), ETC 6 Meridian Quality Growth ETF (0.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PEMX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China ETF as its price is falling. PEMX shares are trading down $0.28 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 Putnam Emerging Markets ex-China 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 PEMX, 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 PEMX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.