SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (VLU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 3,600 shares of VLU short. Learn More on SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF's current short interest.

SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,600 shares, a decrease of 35.7% from the previous total of 5,600 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 SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF: Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF (0.00%), iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (2.69%), Natixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETF (0.07%), JPMorgan U.S. Value Factor ETF (0.11%), FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund (0.09%), Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (0.19%), T. Rowe Price Value ETF (0.19%), First Eagle Global Equity ETF (0.12%), First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (0.91%), Capital Group International Core Equity ETF (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VLU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF as its price is falling. VLU shares are trading down $2.91 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 S&P 1500 Value Tilt 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 VLU, 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 VLU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.