Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF (SMIZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 1,900 shares of SMIZ short. Learn More on Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF's current short interest.

Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, a decrease of 75.9% from the previous total of 7,900 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 Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF: Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (0.33%), Neuberger Berman Small-Mid Cap ETF (0.14%), First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF (2.20%), Alpha Blue Capital US Small Mid Cap Dynamic ETF (0.11%), Otter Creek Focus Strategy ETF (1.29%), Matthews China Discovery Active ETF (3.25%), Congress SMid Growth ETF (0.00%), Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF (0.02%), T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF (0.11%), WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund (0.04%), and

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 SMIZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio ETF as its price is falling. SMIZ shares are trading up $0.40 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 Zacks Small/Mid Cap Core Portfolio 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 SMIZ, 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 SMIZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.