iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 99,100 shares of QLTA short. Learn More on iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF's current short interest.

iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 99,100 shares, an increase of 163.6% from the previous total of 37,600 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 iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (0.32%), Dimensional National Municipal Bond ETF (0.30%), SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF (0.11%), iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF (0.14%), iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF (0.17%), Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (0.20%), Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF (0.58%), AB Ultra Short Income ETF (0.22%), BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF (0.09%), PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.02%),

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 QLTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF as its price is falling. QLTA shares are trading down $0.17 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 iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate 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 QLTA, 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 QLTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.