ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (SMTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 71,300 shares of SMTH short. 0.10% of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond 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. 0.10% of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 71,300 shares, an increase of 92.7% from the previous total of 37,000 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.

0.10% of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF: Invesco Total Return Bond ETF (0.09%), Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (0.09%), Capital Group Core Bond ETF (0.11%), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (0.26%), ActivePassive Core Bond ETF (0.22%), AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF (0.07%), Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (0.59%), DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF (0.15%), Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (0.00%), Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (0.03%),

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 SMTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF as its price is falling. SMTH shares are trading up $0.07 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 ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond 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 SMTH, 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 SMTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.