VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Steel ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 8,400 shares of SLX short. Learn More on VanEck Steel 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 VanEck Steel ETF: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VanEck Steel ETF saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,400 shares, a decline of 69.9% from the previous total of 27,900 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 VanEck Steel ETF: First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.24%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (7.85%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (15.39%), iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (0.86%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (8.84%), Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (0.14%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (0.24%), U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (0.58%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (0.25%), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Steel ETF as its price is falling. SLX shares are trading down $0.45 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 VanEck Steel 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 SLX, 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 SLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.