iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 14,820,000 shares of IBIT short. 1.14% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares Bitcoin Trust 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 Bitcoin Trust ETF: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Ion Asset Management Ltd., Pine Ridge Advisers LLC, Scoggin Management LP, LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Edenbrook Capital LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Avenir Tech Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Clear Street LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, HBK Investments L P, Aristides Capital LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Financial Advocates Investment Management, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Astra Wealth Partners LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Belvedere Trading LLC, Akuna Securities LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Venture Visionary Partners LLC, and Garde Capital Inc.. 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. 1.14% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,820,000 shares, a decrease of 21.6% from the previous total of 18,910,000 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.

1.14% of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF: iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (6.64%), CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (4.27%), 2x Solana ETF (3.06%), Xrp Etf (2.45%), Solana ETF (8.28%), Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (3.75%), 2x XRP ETF (1.11%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (1.06%), Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (3.53%), and CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF (0.93%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF as its price is falling. IBIT shares are trading up $0.87 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 Bitcoin Trust 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 IBIT, 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 IBIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.