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 June 30th, investors have sold 11,500 shares of RSPS short. 0.14% of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples 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. 0.14% of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,500 shares, a decline of 14.2% from the previous total of 13,400 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.

0.14% of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF's shares are currently sold short. 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 (0.02%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (0.23%), Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (0.05%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (0.10%), First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (0.84%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (5.85%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Staples (0.49%), iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (0.05%), Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (0.12%), iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (0.20%), and

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 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 $0.29 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 increases 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 June, 30 2025.