Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (TPYP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 4,100 shares of TPYP short. Learn More on Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund's current short interest.

Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,100 shares, an increase of 583.3% from the previous total of 600 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 Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund: FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (0.01%), VanEck Oil Services ETF (66.27%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF (0.18%), InfraCap MLP ETF (0.33%), USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund (0.03%), FT Energy Income Partners Strategy ETF (0.05%), First Trust Natural Gas ETF (0.80%), iShares U.S. Energy ETF (2.32%), Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (0.45%), First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (0.45%),

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 TPYP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund as its price is falling. TPYP shares are trading up $0.11 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 Tortoise North American Pipeline 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 TPYP, 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 TPYP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.