Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RSPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 12,200 shares of RSPS short. Learn More on Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF's current short interest.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, a drop of 54.8% from the previous total of 27,000 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 Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF: First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (0.07%), Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (0.07%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (0.42%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (0.06%), First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (1.87%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (1.81%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples (1.16%), iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (0.25%), Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (0.29%), iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (0.21%), and

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 RSPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF as its price is falling. RSPS shares are trading up $0.08 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 Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples 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 RSPS, 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 RSPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.