FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 3,300 shares of QDEF short. Learn More on FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund: Bank of America Corp DE. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,300 shares, a decline of 17.5% from the previous total of 4,000 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 FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund: SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (0.07%), WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (0.13%), Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF (0.49%), Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (0.23%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.05%), WisdomTree International Equity Fund (0.11%), Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates (0.03%), Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF (0.22%), First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (0.18%), Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF (0.27%),

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 QDEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund as its price is falling. QDEF shares are trading down $0.47 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 FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund 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 QDEF, 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 QDEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.