iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → It's time to ween off Chinese lithium! (From Smallcaps Daily) (Ad) Free IBB Stock Alerts $135.85 -0.87 (-0.64%) (As of 10:58 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends iShares Biotechnology ETF Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest8,740,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,380,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.20 billionShort Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2024Outstanding Shares53,350,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted16.38%Today's Trading Volume536,153 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,689,353 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average32% Short Selling iShares Biotechnology ETF ? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartIBB Short Interest Over TimeIBB Days to Cover Over TimeIBB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Smallcaps DailyIt's time to ween off Chinese lithium!As the lithium rush continues, this small-cap NASDAQ-traded company may be one of the brightest and most promising companies to be watching closelyLearn how this American company is leading the lithium-ion revolution iShares Biotechnology ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/20248,740,000 shares $1.20 billion +4.3%N/A4.6 $137.13 12/31/20238,380,000 shares $1.14 billion -14.1%N/A4.2 $135.85 12/15/20239,760,000 shares $1.29 billion -8.9%N/A4.7 $131.78 11/30/202310,710,000 shares $1.30 billion +5.6%N/A5.5 $120.93 11/15/202310,140,000 shares $1.20 billion -3.9%N/A5.2 $118.03 10/31/202310,550,000 shares $1.20 billion +6.5%N/A5.7 $113.68 Get the Latest News and Ratings for IBB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares Biotechnology ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/20239,910,000 shares $1.21 billion -2.5%N/A6 $121.63 9/30/202310,160,000 shares $1.24 billion +7.7%N/A6.7 $122.29 9/15/20239,430,000 shares $1.19 billion -7.0%N/A6.6 $126.61 8/31/202310,140,000 shares $1.31 billion -0.4%N/A6.6 $128.71 8/15/202310,180,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.9%N/A6.6 $128.01 7/31/20239,990,000 shares $1.29 billion +2.7%N/A6.3 $129.31 7/15/20239,730,000 shares $1.25 billion -7.3%N/A6 $128.24 6/30/202310,500,000 shares $1.33 billion +0.4%N/A6.5 $126.96 6/15/202310,460,000 shares $1.38 billion +10.2%N/A6.7 $131.81 5/31/20239,490,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.3%N/A6 $126.28 5/15/20239,370,000 shares $1.23 billion -6.4%N/A6 $131.74 4/30/202310,010,000 shares $1.31 billion +2.5%N/A6.4 $130.51 4/15/20239,770,000 shares $1.29 billion -0.8%N/A6.3 $132.43 3/31/20239,850,000 shares $1.27 billion -6.5%N/A6.4 $129.16 3/15/202310,530,000 shares $1.33 billion +12.4%N/A6.7 $126.06 2/28/20239,370,000 shares $1.19 billion -7.0%N/A6.2 $127.18 2/15/202310,070,000 shares $1.35 billion +6.7%N/A6.4 $133.77 1/31/20239,440,000 shares $1.29 billion -4.4%N/A5.6 $136.55 1/15/20239,870,000 shares $1.34 billion -5.5%N/A5.6 $136.23 12/30/202210,440,000 shares $1.37 billion +4.7%N/A5.7 $131.29 12/15/20229,970,000 shares $1.34 billion -8.8%N/A5.2 $134.24 11/30/202210,930,000 shares $1.49 billion +5.0%N/A5.5 $136.53 11/15/202210,410,000 shares $1.41 billion +6.9%N/A5.3 $135.11 10/31/20229,740,000 shares $1.25 billion -15.4%N/A5.1 $128.59 10/15/202211,510,000 shares $1.38 billion No ChangeN/A6.2 $119.58 9/30/20229,180,000 shares $1.07 billion +16.8%N/A4.9 $116.96 9/15/20227,860,000 shares $975.03 million +12.8%N/A4.1 $124.05 8/31/20226,970,000 shares $846.58 million -19.6%N/A3.5 $121.46 8/15/20228,670,000 shares $1.17 billion +14.4%N/A4.3 $134.82 7/31/20227,580,000 shares $940.53 million -2.3%N/A3.2 $124.08 7/15/20227,760,000 shares $956.42 million -12.7%N/A3 $123.25 6/30/20228,890,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.1%N/A3.3 $117.63 6/15/20228,790,000 shares $955.12 million +12.7%N/A3.2 $108.66 5/31/20227,800,000 shares $910.03 million -6.0%N/A2.9 $116.67It's time to ween off Chinese lithium! (Ad)As the lithium rush continues, this small-cap NASDAQ-traded company may be one of the brightest and most promising companies to be watching closelyLearn how this American company is leading the lithium-ion revolution 5/15/20228,300,000 shares $939.06 million +3.2%N/A3 $113.14 4/30/20228,040,000 shares $937.87 million -6.9%N/A3 $116.65 4/15/20228,640,000 shares $1.13 billion -9.5%N/A3.2 $130.86 3/31/20229,550,000 shares $1.24 billion -20.2%N/A3.5 $130.30 3/15/202211,970,000 shares $1.45 billion +6.2%N/A4.4 $121.13 2/28/202211,270,000 shares $1.42 billion +10.5%N/A4.1 $126.07 2/15/202210,200,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.5%N/A3.6 $129.98 1/31/202210,680,000 shares $1.41 billion +4.3%N/A4 $131.86 1/15/202210,240,000 shares $1.42 billion +9.6%N/A4.1 $138.95 12/31/20219,340,000 shares $1.43 billion -9.3%N/A4.3 $152.62 12/15/202110,300,000 shares $1.56 billion -1.4%N/A4.7 $151.90 11/30/202110,450,000 shares $1.61 billion -11.3%N/A5 $154.22 11/15/202111,780,000 shares $1.80 billion +6.9%N/A6 $153.18 10/29/202111,020,000 shares $1.76 billion -0.1%N/A5.2 $159.60 10/15/202111,030,000 shares $1.73 billion -14.6%N/A4.9 $157.06 9/30/202112,920,000 shares $2.09 billion +10.6%N/A5.1 $161.68 9/15/202111,680,000 shares $2.01 billion +1.9%N/A4.6 $171.80 8/31/202111,460,000 shares $1.97 billion +0.5%N/A4.3 $172.28 8/13/202111,400,000 shares $1.93 billion -12.6%N/A3.7 $169.40 7/30/202113,050,000 shares $2.16 billion -5.8%N/A4 $165.78 7/15/202113,860,000 shares $2.21 billion -4.6%N/A4.1 $159.25 6/30/202114,520,000 shares $2.38 billion -1.9%N/A4.3 $163.65 6/15/202114,800,000 shares $2.36 billion -0.9%N/A4.1 $159.44 5/28/202114,930,000 shares $2.27 billion -6.0%N/A4.1 $151.95 5/14/202115,880,000 shares $2.32 billion -16.8%N/A4.3 $146.13 4/30/202119,080,000 shares $2.96 billion -0.6%N/A5.3 $154.91 4/15/202119,190,000 shares $2.90 billion +10.8%N/A5.6 $151.34 3/31/202117,320,000 shares $2.54 billion -2.8%N/A5.1 $146.68 3/15/202117,810,000 shares $2.76 billion -10.0%N/A5.6 $154.75 2/26/202119,780,000 shares $3.11 billion -10.3%N/A6.6 $157.15 2/12/202122,060,000 shares $3.74 billion +5.4%N/A8.2 $169.73 1/29/202120,940,000 shares $3.36 billion -3.4%N/A7.4 $160.41 1/15/202121,680,000 shares $3.51 billion -11.2%N/A7.2 $161.87 12/31/202024,400,000 shares $3.72 billion -10.3%N/A8.1 $152.48 12/15/202027,190,000 shares $4.18 billion -4.1%N/A9.4 $153.63 11/30/202028,360,000 shares $4.06 billion +22.6%N/A9.5 $143.22 11/15/202023,140,000 shares $3.26 billion -3.1%N/A7.5 $141.06 10/30/202023,870,000 shares $3.18 billion +9.6%N/A7.9 $133.06 10/15/202021,790,000 shares $3.10 billion +3.3%N/A0 $142.45 9/30/202021,090,000 shares $2.86 billion -8.0%N/A7.1 $135.41 9/15/202020,780,000 shares $2.83 billion -9.3%N/A6.7 $136.07 8/31/202022,920,000 shares $3.11 billion +1.7%N/A7 $135.60 8/14/202022,530,000 shares $3.00 billion +2.5%N/A6.5 $133.36 7/31/202021,990,000 shares $2.95 billion +7.0%N/A6 $134.37 7/15/202020,550,000 shares $2.93 billion +0.9%N/A5.7 $142.62 6/30/202020,370,000 shares $2.78 billion -6.2%N/A5.7 $136.69 6/15/202021,710,000 shares $2.83 billion +28.5%N/A6.1 $130.50 5/29/202016,900,000 shares $2.28 billion +14.7%N/A4.5 $134.74 5/15/202014,730,000 shares $1.90 billion +11.5%N/A3.7 $129.02 4/30/202013,210,000 shares $1.64 billion +9.6%N/A3.6 $124.00It's time to ween off Chinese lithium! (Ad)As the lithium rush continues, this small-cap NASDAQ-traded company may be one of the brightest and most promising companies to be watching closelyLearn how this American company is leading the lithium-ion revolution 4/15/202012,050,000 shares $1.39 billion -13.2%N/A3.2 $115.69 3/31/202013,880,000 shares $1.75 billion -17.1%N/A3.8 $126.18 3/13/202016,749,100 shares $1.91 billion -6.8%N/A3.4 $113.97 2/28/202017,970,000 shares $1.75 billion -4.4%N/A5.7 $97.50 2/14/202018,790,000 shares $2.11 billion -0.3%N/A6.6 $112.31 1/31/202018,840,000 shares $2.23 billion -9.1%N/A6.9 $118.36 1/15/202020,730,000 shares $2.54 billion +22.7%N/A8.1 $122.67 12/31/201916,890,000 shares $1.97 billion -3.7%N/A7 $116.88 IBB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is iShares Biotechnology ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of iShares Biotechnology ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 8,740,000 shares of IBB short. Learn More on iShares Biotechnology ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for iShares Biotechnology ETF? 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. IBB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on iShares Biotechnology ETF's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting iShares Biotechnology ETF? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares Biotechnology ETF: Farallon Capital Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, StemPoint Capital LP, and Nomura Holdings Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is iShares Biotechnology ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? iShares Biotechnology ETF saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,740,000 shares, an increase of 4.3% from the previous total of 8,380,000 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. How does iShares Biotechnology ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Biotechnology ETF: VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (19.53%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.11%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (0.03%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (0.74%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.71%), Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF (0.12%), First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.13%), JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF (0.08%), and ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (7.41%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short iShares Biotechnology ETF stock? Short selling IBB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Biotechnology ETF as its price is falling. IBB shares are trading down $0.88 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. How does a short squeeze work against iShares Biotechnology ETF? A short squeeze for iShares Biotechnology 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 IBB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is iShares Biotechnology ETF's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including IBB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024. 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