SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 125,800 shares of SDY short. Learn More on SPDR S&P Dividend ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SDY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on SPDR S&P Dividend ETF's short interest ratio.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 125,800 shares, a decline of 39.3% from the previous total of 207,100 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 SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: iShares Select Dividend ETF (0.64%), Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (0.09%), First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.08%), WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.11%), Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (0.44%), iShares Core High Dividend ETF (0.20%), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (0.20%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.04%), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (0.60%), iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SDY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P Dividend ETF as its price is falling. SDY 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 SPDR S&P Dividend 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 SDY, 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 SDY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.