Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (SCYB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Schwab High Yield Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 156,900 shares of SCYB short. Learn More on Schwab High Yield Bond ETF's current short interest.

Schwab High Yield Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 156,900 shares, an increase of 13.7% from the previous total of 138,000 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 Schwab High Yield Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.79%), FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund (0.18%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.04%), PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.61%), T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (0.05%), AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (0.06%), iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.30%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.16%), Pacer Pacific Asset Floating Rate High Income ETF (0.16%), iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (0.54%),

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 SCYB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Schwab High Yield Bond ETF as its price is falling. SCYB shares are trading up $0.01 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 Schwab High Yield Bond 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 SCYB, 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 SCYB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.