ProShares Short High Yield (SJB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Short High Yield shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 90,500 shares of SJB short. 1.60% of ProShares Short High Yield's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ProShares Short High Yield'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. 1.60% of ProShares Short High Yield's floating shares are currently sold short.

ProShares Short High Yield saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 90,500 shares, a decrease of 23.0% from the previous total of 117,500 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.

1.60% of ProShares Short High Yield's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares Short High Yield: PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF (0.28%), NYLI MacKay High Income ETF (0.01%), Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF (1.92%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Telecom, Media & Technology Sector ETF (0.10%), Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.48%), Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.06%), iShares High Yield Active ETF (0.69%), Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF (0.35%), Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (0.23%), American Century Select High Yield ETF (0.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SJB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Short High Yield as its price is falling. SJB shares are trading up $0.01 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 ProShares Short High Yield 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 SJB, 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 SJB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.