iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 398,800 shares of EUFN short. 0.51% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF: Citadel Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.51% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 398,800 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the previous total of 374,500 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.

0.51% of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF: Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (2.67%), Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (0.16%), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (0.72%), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (1.19%), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (1.25%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (0.66%), Themes Global Systemically Important Banks ETF (6.83%), Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF (6.32%), and Invesco KBW Bank ETF (8.38%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EUFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF as its price is falling. EUFN shares are trading down $0.34 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 MSCI Europe Financials 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 EUFN, 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 EUFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.