SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (ULST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 7,000 shares of ULST short. Learn More on SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF's current short interest.

SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,000 shares, a decline of 89.1% from the previous total of 64,500 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 SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF: Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.04%), Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF (0.27%), iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF (0.15%), iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF (0.05%), Franklin Investment Grade Corporate ETF (0.30%), Invesco BulletShares 2033 Corporate Bond ETF (0.16%), WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (0.01%), Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (0.29%), Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF (0.95%), FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (0.15%),

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 ULST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF as its price is falling. ULST shares are trading up $0.01 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 SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF 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 ULST, 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 ULST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.