iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (EFRA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of EFRA short. Learn More on iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF's current short interest.

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 83.3% from the previous total of 600 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 Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF: Global X Disruptive Materials ETF (0.14%), First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF (0.53%), First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (0.08%), Global X AgTech & Food Innovation ETF (0.07%), Invesco ESG NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (0.08%), Sprott Lithium Miners ETF (0.95%), Global X Solar ETF (3.86%), iShares MSCI Water Management Multisector ETF (1.25%), Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (0.09%), iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.04 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.49 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.02 billion), General Motors ($2.91 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.37 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.82 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.72 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EFRA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF as its price is falling. EFRA shares are trading up $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 Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials 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 EFRA, 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 EFRA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2024.