Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 501,300 shares of SPHQ short. Learn More on Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF's current short interest.

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 501,300 shares, a decrease of 7.7% from the previous total of 542,900 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 Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF: Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (0.06%), iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (0.16%), Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (0.25%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF (0.31%), Dimensional International Value ETF (0.21%), Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF (0.07%), Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (0.23%), Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF (0.43%), Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (0.15%), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (0.41%),

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 SPHQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF as its price is falling. SPHQ shares are trading up $0.28 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 Invesco S&P 500 Quality 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 SPHQ, 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 SPHQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.