Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (SEIX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 26,600 shares of SEIX short. Learn More on Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF's current short interest.

Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,600 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 27,400 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 Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF: TCW Senior Loan ETF (0.22%), T. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETF (0.15%), PIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund (0.28%), Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF (4.58%), Invesco Senior Loan ETF (6.15%), and SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (6.40%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SEIX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF as its price is falling. SEIX shares are trading down $0.03 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 Virtus Seix Senior Loan 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 SEIX, 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 SEIX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.