FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 20,100 shares of TDTF short. Learn More on FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund's current short interest.

FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,100 shares, an increase of 570.0% from the previous total of 3,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund: Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (0.28%), PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.79%), SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF (0.77%), PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (1.13%), PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (0.03%), iShares iBonds Oct 2028 Term TIPS ETF (0.85%), iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF (0.52%), iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (0.60%), iShares iBonds Oct 2034 Term TIPS ETF (0.58%), iShares iBonds Oct 2027 Term TIPS ETF (0.54%),

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 TDTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund as its price is falling. TDTF 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 FlexShares iBoxx 5 Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund 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 TDTF, 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 TDTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.