SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (SPTI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,290,000 shares of SPTI short. Learn More on SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF's current short interest.

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,290,000 shares, an increase of 170.6% from the previous total of 846,300 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 Intermediate Term Treasury ETF: iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF (0.10%), Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (0.09%), iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (0.30%), SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (0.54%), Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (0.34%), Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF (0.50%), US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (0.52%), SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (0.13%), Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (2.67%), SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF (0.28%),

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 SPTI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF as its price is falling. SPTI shares are trading down $0.08 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 Intermediate Term 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 SPTI, 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 SPTI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.