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 May 15th, traders have sold 74,400 shares of SDY short. Learn More on SPDR S&P Dividend ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 74,400 shares, a decline of 98.4% from the previous total of 4,590,000 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 SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: iShares Select Dividend ETF (0.53%), Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (0.04%), WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.20%), First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.15%), iShares Core High Dividend ETF (0.22%), Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (0.46%), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (0.08%), iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (0.12%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.01%), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (0.58%),

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 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 $0.92 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 increases 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 May, 15 2025.