PGIM Total Return Bond ETF (PTRB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PGIM Total Return Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 11,100 shares of PTRB short. 0.10% of PGIM Total Return Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PGIM Total Return Bond 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. 0.10% of PGIM Total Return Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

PGIM Total Return Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,100 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 10,200 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.

0.10% of PGIM Total Return Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PGIM Total Return Bond ETF: SGI Enhanced Core ETF (0.17%), Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF (0.10%), iShares MSCI Poland ETF (2.92%), WisdomTree Global ex U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.55%), T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (0.11%), ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity Index Option Strategy (0.03%), Franklin FTSE Canada ETF (0.12%), SPDR S&P China ETF (0.37%), iShares MSCI France ETF (2.53%), Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF (0.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PTRB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PGIM Total Return Bond ETF as its price is falling. PTRB shares are trading up $0.06 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 PGIM Total Return Bond 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 PTRB, 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 PTRB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.