iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (ESMV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 200 shares of ESMV short. Learn More on iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF's current short interest.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 33.3% from the previous total of 300 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 ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF: Global X Clean Water ETF (0.17%), Tema Neuroscience and Mental Health ETF (0.25%), SPAC and New Issue ETF (1.64%), Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (0.18%), iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF (0.05%), Sprott Nickel Miners ETF (3.48%), Enact Holdings, Inc. (4.75%), Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (0.22%), VanEck Robotics ETF (2.03%), Proshares Equities For Rising Rates ETF (1.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESMV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF as its price is falling. ESMV shares are trading up $0.24 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 ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor 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 ESMV, 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 ESMV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.