Invesco Building & Construction ETF (PKB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco Building & Construction ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 13,600 shares of PKB short. 0.48% of Invesco Building & Construction ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Invesco Building & Construction ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.48% of Invesco Building & Construction ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Invesco Building & Construction ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,600 shares, a drop of 37.6% from the previous total of 21,800 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.

0.48% of Invesco Building & Construction ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Invesco Building & Construction ETF: Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (1.88%), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (0.67%), Invesco Global Water ETF (0.01%), DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF (0.37%), First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (0.10%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (0.05%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (0.12%), SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (2.92%), Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares (0.45%), First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (0.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PKB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco Building & Construction ETF as its price is falling. PKB shares are trading up $1.12 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 Invesco Building & Construction 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 PKB, 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 PKB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.