ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 (SRTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 232,300 shares of SRTY short. Learn More on ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000's current short interest.

ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 232,300 shares, an increase of 13.3% from the previous total of 205,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000: ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (0.12%), iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (3.05%), Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF (1.49%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (0.07%), Strive Small-Cap ETF (1.24%), Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (0.46%), iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (1.13%), ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 (5.66%), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.21%), Harbor Human Capital Factor US Small Cap ETF (0.01%),

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 SRTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 as its price is falling. SRTY shares are trading down $0.02 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 ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 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 SRTY, 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 SRTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.