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iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Short Interest Data

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) has a short interest of 10.98 million shares, representing 3.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 34.39% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 6.86 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
10,980,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,170,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+34.39%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.05 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
344,500,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.19%
Today's Trading Volume
4,118,646 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,859,304 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
60%
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iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/202510,980,000 shares $1.05 billion +34.4%3.2%1.8 $95.32
2/15/20258,170,000 shares $762.42 million +29.9%2.4%1.5 $93.32
1/31/20256,290,000 shares $585.10 million -2.6%N/A1 $93.02
1/15/20256,460,000 shares $595.35 million +19.9%N/A1 $92.16
12/31/20245,390,000 shares $498.31 million -52.5%N/A0.8 $92.45
12/15/202411,350,000 shares $1.06 billion +18.7%N/A1.6 $93.69
11/30/20249,560,000 shares $910.02 million -5.2%N/A1.3 $95.19
11/15/202410,080,000 shares $940.67 million -38.7%N/A1.2 $93.32
10/31/202416,430,000 shares $1.55 billion +15.9%N/A2.1 $94.52
10/15/202414,180,000 shares $1.36 billion +4.2%N/A1.8 $96.18
9/30/202413,610,000 shares $1.34 billion -21.8%N/A1.8 $98.12
9/15/202417,400,000 shares $1.72 billion +2.1%N/A2.4 $98.88
8/31/202417,040,000 shares $1.65 billion -3.7%N/A2.5 $97.07
8/15/202417,700,000 shares $1.71 billion +9.1%N/A2.8 $96.88
7/31/202416,230,000 shares $1.56 billion -30.3%N/A2.5 $96.07
7/15/202423,300,000 shares $2.21 billion +10.0%N/A3.9 $94.65
6/30/202421,180,000 shares $1.98 billion +22.9%N/A3.2 $93.65
6/15/202417,240,000 shares $1.63 billion +8.9%N/A2.5 $94.60
5/31/202415,830,000 shares $1.47 billion +22.6%N/A2.2 $92.80
5/15/202412,910,000 shares $1.21 billion +25.6%N/A1.7 $93.58
4/30/202410,280,000 shares $939.90 million -12.7%N/A1.3 $91.43
4/15/202411,770,000 shares $1.08 billion +46.6%N/A1.3 $91.72
3/31/20248,030,000 shares $760.12 million -19.7%N/A0.9 $94.66
3/15/202410,000,000 shares $936.50 million +76.4%N/A1.1 $93.65
2/29/20245,670,000 shares $534.23 million -8.0%N/A0.6 $94.22
2/15/20246,160,000 shares $579.96 million -56.7%N/A0.6 $94.15
1/31/202414,220,000 shares $1.37 billion +3.7%N/A1.2 $96.46
1/15/202413,710,000 shares $1.32 billion +104.0%N/A1.2 $96.23
12/31/20236,720,000 shares $647.74 million -63.4%N/A0.6 $96.39
12/15/202318,350,000 shares $1.76 billion -12.7%N/A1.4 $95.99
11/30/202321,020,000 shares $1.96 billion No ChangeN/A1.7 $93.41
11/15/202321,020,000 shares $1.93 billion +13.9%N/A1.9 $91.78
10/31/202318,460,000 shares $1.65 billion +16.6%N/A1.8 $89.59
10/15/202315,830,000 shares $1.44 billion +11.6%N/A1.7 $91.24
9/30/202314,190,000 shares $1.30 billion +0.8%N/A1.8 $91.59
9/15/202314,080,000 shares $1.31 billion +8.8%N/A2 $93.09
8/31/202312,940,000 shares $1.23 billion +13.8%N/A2 $94.80
8/15/202311,370,000 shares $1.07 billion -7.0%N/A1.6 $93.80
7/31/202312,230,000 shares $1.17 billion -8.9%N/A1.7 $95.74
7/15/202313,430,000 shares $1.30 billion +14.3%N/A1.8 $96.53
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6/30/202311,750,000 shares $1.14 billion -13.3%N/A1.5 $96.60
6/15/202313,550,000 shares $1.32 billion +10.3%N/A1.7 $97.29
5/31/202312,280,000 shares $1.20 billion +91.3%N/A1.3 $98.06
5/15/20236,420,000 shares $637.19 million -16.4%N/A0.7 $99.25
4/30/20237,680,000 shares $765.93 million -21.1%N/A0.8 $99.73
4/15/20239,730,000 shares $962.49 million +41.8%N/A1 $98.92
3/31/20236,860,000 shares $679.96 million +29.7%N/A0.8 $99.12
3/15/20235,290,000 shares $523.66 million +69.0%N/A0.6 $98.99
2/28/20233,130,000 shares $299.73 million -63.3%N/A0.5 $95.76
2/15/20238,530,000 shares $822.80 million +54.3%N/A1.3 $96.46
1/31/20235,530,000 shares $548.63 million +1.8%N/A1 $99.21
1/15/20235,430,000 shares $537.52 million +11.3%N/A1 $98.99
12/30/20224,880,000 shares $467.41 million -2.8%N/A0.9 $95.78
12/15/20225,020,000 shares $496.28 million +22.1%N/A0.8 $98.86
11/30/20224,110,000 shares $401.18 million -21.1%N/A0.7 $97.61
11/15/20225,210,000 shares $502.35 million +13.8%N/A0.9 $96.42
10/31/20224,580,000 shares $432.40 million -6.5%N/A0.8 $94.41
10/15/20224,900,000 shares $461.97 million No ChangeN/A0.8 $94.28
9/30/20224,290,000 shares $411.80 million +40.7%N/A0.6 $95.99
9/15/20223,050,000 shares $300.73 million -51.7%N/A0.4 $98.60
8/31/20226,320,000 shares $637.94 million -19.7%N/A0.8 $100.94
8/15/20227,870,000 shares $818.40 million +39.5%N/A1.1 $103.99
7/31/20225,640,000 shares $593.16 million +8.1%N/A0.7 $105.17
7/15/20225,220,000 shares $536.36 million -30.8%N/A0.7 $102.75
6/30/20227,540,000 shares $771.34 million -3.8%N/A1 $102.30
6/15/20227,840,000 shares $780.24 million +26.7%N/A1.1 $99.52
5/31/20226,190,000 shares $639.55 million -35.9%N/A0.8 $103.32
5/15/20229,650,000 shares $990.19 million +16.7%N/A1.1 $102.61
4/30/20228,270,000 shares $850.24 million -9.1%N/A0.8 $102.81
4/15/20229,100,000 shares $941.30 million -7.1%N/A0.9 $103.44
3/31/20229,790,000 shares $1.05 billion +11.0%N/A0.9 $107.47
3/15/20228,820,000 shares $962.35 million -17.2%N/A0.8 $109.11
2/28/202210,650,000 shares $1.19 billion -29.5%N/A1 $112.12
2/15/202215,110,000 shares $1.66 billion +4.6%N/A1.4 $110.04
1/31/202214,450,000 shares $1.63 billion -2.4%N/A1.3 $112.57
1/15/202214,810,000 shares $1.67 billion +63.5%N/A1.3 $112.58
12/31/20219,060,000 shares $1.04 billion +14.7%N/A0.9 $115.00
12/15/20217,900,000 shares $912.61 million -13.6%N/A0.8 $115.52
11/30/20219,140,000 shares $1.06 billion +10.3%N/A0.9 $115.80
11/15/20218,290,000 shares $946.47 million +5.1%N/A0.9 $114.17
10/29/20217,890,000 shares $904.43 million -2.4%N/A1 $114.63
10/15/20218,080,000 shares $925.89 million -17.6%N/A1.1 $114.59
9/30/20219,810,000 shares $1.13 billion +9.2%N/A1.3 $115.22
9/15/20218,980,000 shares $1.05 billion -5.2%N/A1.2 $117.20
8/31/20219,470,000 shares $1.11 billion +16.9%N/A1.3 $117.17
8/13/20218,100,000 shares $949.64 million -3.3%N/A1.2 $117.24
7/30/20218,380,000 shares $986.41 million +60.5%N/A1.2 $117.71
7/15/20215,220,000 shares $610.64 million -9.1%N/A0.7 $116.98
6/30/20215,740,000 shares $662.91 million -2.4%N/A0.8 $115.49
6/15/20215,880,000 shares $677.79 million +27.3%N/A0.8 $115.27
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5/28/20214,620,000 shares $528.53 million -27.1%N/A0.7 $114.40
5/14/20216,340,000 shares $722.13 million +42.5%N/A0.8 $113.90
4/30/20214,450,000 shares $506.81 million -11.7%N/A0.6 $113.89
4/15/20215,040,000 shares $573.90 million -29.0%N/A0.7 $113.87
3/31/20217,100,000 shares $802.94 million +27.9%N/A1 $113.09
3/15/20215,550,000 shares $632.03 million -2.5%N/A0.8 $113.88
2/26/20215,690,000 shares $652.81 million +96.2%N/A0.9 $114.73
2/12/20212,900,000 shares $342.72 million +3.9%N/A0.6 $118.18
1/29/20212,790,000 shares $331.59 million -56.3%N/A0.5 $118.85
1/15/20216,380,000 shares $753.67 million +51.5%N/A1.1 $118.13
12/31/20204,210,000 shares $504.65 million -27.5%N/A0.8 $119.87
12/15/20205,810,000 shares $697.66 million +26.3%N/A1.1 $120.08
11/30/20204,600,000 shares $554.16 million -3.2%N/A0.8 $120.47
11/15/20204,750,000 shares $569.91 million -51.8%N/A0.9 $119.98
10/30/20209,850,000 shares $1.19 billion -12.4%N/A2 $120.45
10/15/202011,250,000 shares $1.37 billion +9.5%N/A0 $121.45
9/30/202010,270,000 shares $1.25 billion -28.5%N/A2.5 $121.82
9/15/202010,930,000 shares $1.33 billion -23.9%N/A2.6 $121.84
8/31/202014,370,000 shares $1.75 billion +6.6%N/A3.5 $121.51
8/14/202013,480,000 shares $1.64 billion -32.7%N/A3.2 $121.43
7/31/202020,020,000 shares $2.46 billion +107.3%N/A4.9 $122.80
7/15/20209,660,000 shares $1.18 billion -5.2%N/A2.6 $122.01
6/30/202010,190,000 shares $1.24 billion -6.3%N/A2.7 $122.09
6/15/202010,880,000 shares $1.32 billion +44.1%N/A2.8 $121.29
5/29/20207,550,000 shares $920.65 million +28.4%N/A1.4 $121.94
5/15/20205,880,000 shares $717.07 million +79.3%N/A1 $121.95
4/30/20203,280,000 shares $399.08 million +9.3%N/A0.5 $121.67
4/15/20203,000,000 shares $362.58 million +29.3%N/A0.5 $120.86
3/31/20202,320,000 shares $283.36 million -43.2%N/A0.4 $122.14

IEF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 10,980,000 shares of IEF short. 3.19% of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. IEF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Shay Capital LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Moore Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, and Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF?

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. 3.19% of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 10,980,000 shares, an increase of 34.4% from the previous total of 8,170,000 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.

How does iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.19% of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (9.70%), iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (1.07%), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (1.67%), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (19.15%), US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (0.95%), iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (0.79%), iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (0.42%), iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF (0.34%), US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF (0.29%), US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF (0.29%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF stock?

Short selling IEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF as its price is falling. IEF shares are trading up $0.26 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.

How does a short squeeze work against iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF?

A short squeeze for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond 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 IEF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including IEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:IEF) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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