SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF (SPTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 200 shares of SPTB short. Learn More on SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF's current short interest.

SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 71.4% from the previous total of 700 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 SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF: ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (1.94%), ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (0.86%), iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (0.03%), Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (0.82%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Twenty Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.08%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Seven Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.04%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (1.57%), SoFi Enhanced Yield ETF (0.89%), US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (1.04%), iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SPTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF as its price is falling. SPTB shares are trading up $0.04 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 SPDR Portfolio Treasury 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 SPTB, 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 SPTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.