iShares Total Return Active ETF (BRTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Total Return Active ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 5,600 shares of BRTR short. Learn More on iShares Total Return Active ETF's current short interest.

iShares Total Return Active ETF saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,600 shares, a decrease of 67.8% from the previous total of 17,400 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 iShares Total Return Active ETF: First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (0.01%), TrueShares Active Yield ETF (0.02%), AB Core Plus Bond ETF (0.05%), Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF (0.04%), Western Asset Bond ETF (1.80%), IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (0.12%), Dimensional Global Credit ETF (0.05%), Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.98%), Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.14%), and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.11%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Total Return Active ETF as its price is falling. BRTR shares are trading down $0.07 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 iShares Total Return Active 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 BRTR, 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 BRTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.