SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (SPTM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 313,300 shares of SPTM short. 0.22% of SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market 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. 0.22% of SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 313,300 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 626,000 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.

0.22% of SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF: Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF (0.20%), Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (0.42%), Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF (0.14%), iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (0.17%), iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (0.52%), Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (0.28%), Avantis U.S. Equity ETF (0.38%), SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (1.45%), Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (0.24%), Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (0.19%),

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 SPTM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF as its price is falling. SPTM shares are trading up $0.60 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 S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market 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 SPTM, 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 SPTM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.