Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) 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. XLU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.4. Learn More on Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund'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. 5.33% of Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 27,371,845 shares, a decrease of 16.2% from the previous total of 32,658,008 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.

5.33% of Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund: Vanguard Utilities ETF (0.28%), Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (0.09%), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (1.30%), Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (0.17%), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (0.35%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (0.11%), iShares Global Utilities ETF (1.36%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF (0.35%), Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares (9.54%), ProShares Ultra Utilities (1.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XLU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund as its price is falling. 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 Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 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 XLU, 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 XLU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.