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

Short interest is the volume of iShares Bitcoin Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 14,070,000 shares of IBIT short. Learn More on iShares Bitcoin Trust'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: CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Sona Asset Management US LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., NWI Management LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Graham Capital Management L.P., Clear Street Derivatives LLC, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Quarry LP, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Astra Wealth Partners LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Akuna Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iShares Bitcoin Trust saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,070,000 shares, an increase of 237.4% from the previous total of 4,170,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Bitcoin Trust: Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.91%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (0.58%), Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (0.60%), and Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF (0.40%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 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 as its price is falling. IBIT shares are trading up $1.34 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 Bitcoin Trust 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 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 January, 31 2025.