Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Principal Active High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 6,000 shares of YLD short. 0.24% of Principal Active High Yield ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Principal Active High Yield ETF's current short interest.

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. 0.24% of Principal Active High Yield ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Principal Active High Yield ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,000 shares, a decline of 87.3% from the previous total of 47,100 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.

Principal Active High Yield ETF currently has issued a total of 17,000,000 shares. Some of Principal Active High Yield ETF's 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. Principal Active High Yield ETF currently has a public float of 2,550,000 shares.

0.24% of Principal Active High Yield ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal Active High Yield ETF: Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF (0.05%), Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETF (0.15%), SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF (0.11%), WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund (0.13%), Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF (0.06%), KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (0.03%), HCM Defender 500 Index ETF (0.05%), AAM Low Duration Preferred & Income Securities ETF (0.17%), Alexis Practical Tactical ETF (0.05%), Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF (0.04%),

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 YLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Active High Yield ETF as its price is falling. YLD shares are trading up $0.03 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 Principal Active High Yield ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of YLD, 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 YLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.