VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 259,800 shares of PFXF short. Learn More on VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials 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. PFXF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF's short interest ratio.

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 259,800 shares, an increase of 83.1% from the previous total of 141,900 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 Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF: Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (1.32%), Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.74%), Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (1.45%), Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (0.09%), SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (0.14%), Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (0.07%), Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (0.17%), Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (0.12%), Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF (0.05%), Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF (0.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFXF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF as its price is falling. PFXF shares are trading down $0.26 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 Preferred Securities ex Financials 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 PFXF, 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 PFXF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.