Gotham Short Strategies ETF (SHRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Gotham Short Strategies ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,300 shares of SHRT short. Learn More on Gotham Short Strategies ETF's current short interest.

Gotham Short Strategies ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,300 shares, an increase of 207.1% from the previous total of 1,400 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 Gotham Short Strategies ETF: Honeytree U.S. Equity ETF (0.04%), iShares Long-Term U.S. Equity Active ETF (0.71%), Strive International Developed Markets ETF (0.26%), Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF (0.07%), Themes US Cash Flow Champions ETF (2.00%), Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - February (0.38%), and SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF (0.03%).

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 SHRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gotham Short Strategies ETF as its price is falling. SHRT shares are trading down $0.05 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 Gotham Short Strategies 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 SHRT, 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 SHRT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.