ProShares Ultra Utilities (UPW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Utilities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,900 shares of UPW short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Utilities' current short interest.

ProShares Ultra Utilities saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, an increase of 850.0% from the previous total of 200 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 Utilities: Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF (2.79%), ProShares UltraShort Utilities (17.07%), Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares (14.50%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF (1.10%), iShares Global Utilities ETF (0.80%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (0.31%), Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (0.91%), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (0.54%), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%), Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (0.58%),

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 UPW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Utilities as its price is falling. UPW shares are trading down $0.52 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 Utilities 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 UPW, 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 UPW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.