SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (XHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 91,000 shares of XHS short. Learn More on SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF's 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. XHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF's short interest ratio.

SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,000 shares, a decrease of 2.5% from the previous total of 93,300 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 Health Care Services ETF: Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (0.21%), ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (0.66%), Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares (6.93%), ProShares Ultra Health Care (0.05%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (0.26%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (1.21%), KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF (1.40%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.91%), Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF (1.70%), Simplify Health Care ETF (0.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF as its price is falling. XHS shares are trading down $0.26 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 Health Care Services 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 XHS, 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 XHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.