ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 (SAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of SAA short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra SmallCap600's current short interest.

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, a decline of 44.4% from the previous total of 1,800 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 ProShares Ultra SmallCap600: Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (20.09%), FundX Aggressive ETF (0.03%), OneAscent Small Cap Core ETF (0.62%), First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF (0.01%), JPMorgan Active Small Cap Value ETF (0.02%), ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B (0.14%), ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 (5.93%), First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (2.79%), VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (0.14%), Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 as its price is falling. SAA shares are trading down $0.11 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 ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 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 SAA, 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 SAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.