ProShares Ultra High Yield (UJB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra High Yield shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of UJB short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra High Yield's current short interest.

ProShares Ultra High Yield saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 66.7% from the previous total of 300 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 Ultra High Yield: Eaton Vance High Yield ETF (0.03%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Consumer Non-Cyclicals Sector ETF (0.13%), KraneShares Asia Pacific High Income Bond ETF (0.32%), BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (0.53%), Federated Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF (0.63%), VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (1.79%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Healthcare Sector ETF (0.26%), Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (1.02%), Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (2.31%), BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Energy Sector ETF (0.23%),

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 UJB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra High Yield as its price is falling. UJB shares are trading up $0.51 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 Ultra High Yield 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 UJB, 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 UJB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.