Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF (SFLR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 57,100 shares of SFLR short. 0.22% of Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.22% of Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 57,100 shares, an increase of 15.8% from the previous total of 49,300 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.

0.22% of Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF: SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF (0.17%), Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (1.82%), BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (0.44%), Strive 500 ETF (0.22%), AB Conservative Buffer ETF (0.00%), T. Rowe Price Growth ETF (0.05%), Fidelity Value Factor ETF (0.30%), SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (0.12%), John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (0.08%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SFLR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF as its price is falling. SFLR shares are trading up $0.21 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 Innovator Equity Managed Floor 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 SFLR, 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 SFLR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.