AB Short Duration Income ETF (SDFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AB Short Duration Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 800 shares of SDFI short. Learn More on AB Short Duration Income ETF's current short interest.

AB Short Duration Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, an increase of 700.0% from the previous total of 100 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 AB Short Duration Income ETF: WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (0.06%), Invesco BulletShares 2032 Municipal Bond ETF (0.51%), Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF (0.14%), ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income ETF (0.02%), Invesco BulletShares 2031 Municipal Bond ETF (0.41%), iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (0.08%), Franklin Municipal Green Bond ETF (0.07%), FolioBeyond Rising Rate ETF (0.59%), Avantis Core Municipal Fixed Income ETF (0.13%), Franklin Ultra Short Bond 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 SDFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AB Short Duration Income ETF as its price is falling. SDFI shares are trading down $0.10 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 AB Short Duration Income 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 SDFI, 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 SDFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.