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

Short interest is the volume of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 252,300 shares of SPTS short. 0.13% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury 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. 0.13% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 252,300 shares, a decrease of 0.7% from the previous total of 254,100 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.

0.13% of SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF: US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (0.19%), Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF (0.26%), Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (6.33%), iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF (0.17%), SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF (0.11%), Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (1.34%), SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (0.41%), Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF (0.14%), iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (0.34%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.68%),

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 SPTS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF as its price is falling. SPTS shares are trading up $0.03 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 Short Term Treasury 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 SPTS, 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 SPTS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.