iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 10,900 shares of SCJ short. Learn More on iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF's current short interest.

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,900 shares, a drop of 67.6% from the previous total of 33,600 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 MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF: Harbor Human Capital Factor US Small Cap ETF (0.01%), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.21%), Goldman Sachs Small Cap Core Equity ETF (0.11%), iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (1.13%), Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (0.46%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (0.07%), iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (8.31%), Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF (1.49%), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (0.12%), ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 (5.52%),

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 SCJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF as its price is falling. SCJ shares are trading down $0.72 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 MSCI Japan Small-Cap 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 SCJ, 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 SCJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.