ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Financials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 185,400 shares of UYG short. 0.09% of ProShares Ultra Financials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Financials' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. UYG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Financials's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.09% of ProShares Ultra Financials' floating shares are currently sold short.

ProShares Ultra Financials saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 185,400 shares, an increase of 494.2% from the previous total of 31,200 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.

ProShares Ultra Financials currently has issued a total of 9,108,000 shares. Some of ProShares Ultra Financials' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. ProShares Ultra Financials currently has a public float of 205,930,000 shares.

0.09% of ProShares Ultra Financials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares Ultra Financials: SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (17.18%), iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (0.15%), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (7.08%), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (2.16%), iShares Global Financials ETF (0.25%), SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (0.39%), Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (1.50%), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (0.47%), Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (3.38%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (0.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UYG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Financials as its price is falling. UYG shares are trading up $1.68 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 Financials 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 UYG, 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 UYG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.