Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VYLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. VYLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.6. Learn More on Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN'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. 0.12% of Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN's floating shares are currently sold short.

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,615 shares, an increase of 12.6% from the previous total of 4,097 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.

0.12% of Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN: Alger Concentrated Equity ETF (0.99%), American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF (0.28%), Eagle Capital Select Equity ETF (0.09%), MAX S&P 500 4x Leveraged ETN (2.69%), Touchstone International Equity ETF (0.03%), Vanguard Growth ETF (0.77%), Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (0.06%), Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (1.14%), Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (0.16%), Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (2.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($51.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.75 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($23.00 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($17.29 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($13.25 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.78 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.45 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($9.71 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VYLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN as its price is falling. VYLD shares are trading up $0.02 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 Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN 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 VYLD, 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 VYLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2026.