ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of SBIO short. Learn More on ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF's current short interest.

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 97.1% from the previous total of 3,500 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 ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF: KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF (0.54%), SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (13.13%), ProShares Ultra Health Care (0.25%), Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (0.03%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (0.23%), Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares (31.47%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (1.82%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.32%), Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3x Shares (6.25%), Simplify Health Care ETF (0.00%),

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 SBIO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF as its price is falling. SBIO shares are trading up $0.07 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 ALPS Medical Breakthroughs 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 SBIO, 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 SBIO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.