Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF (PLDR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 300 shares of PLDR short. Learn More on Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF's current short interest.

Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a decrease of 94.2% from the previous total of 5,200 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 Sustainable Leaders ETF: iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETF (0.09%), Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF (1.10%), SPDR SSGA US Sector Rotation ETF (0.01%), Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF (0.51%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (0.37%), Global X Conscious Companies ETF (0.00%), The Defiance Quantum ETF (2.38%), Defiance Connective Technologies ETF (0.10%), Invesco Solar ETF (10.43%), Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF (0.21%),

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 PLDR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF as its price is falling. PLDR shares are trading up $0.10 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 Sustainable Leaders 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 PLDR, 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 PLDR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.