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 closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,300 shares of PLDR short. Learn More on Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF's current short interest.

Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,300 shares, a decline of 90.3% from the previous total of 23,700 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 Sustainable Leaders ETF: AB Disruptors ETF (0.07%), iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETF (0.05%), Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF (0.32%), VictoryShares Core Plus Intermediate Bond ETF (0.11%), Global X Conscious Companies ETF (0.01%), Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (0.42%), VanEck Agribusiness ETF (1.08%), Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF (1.14%), Invesco Solar ETF (11.95%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (0.19%),

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 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 down $0.07 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 May, 15 2025.