iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $47.86 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Short Interest DataiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) has a short interest of 1.01 million shares. This marks a 213.18% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 411,234 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,010,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest322,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+213.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$48.25 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares88,700,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.14%Today's Trading Volume527,375 sharesAverage Trading Volume411,234 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average128% Short Selling iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartISTB Short Interest Over TimeISTB Days to Cover Over TimeISTB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20241,010,000 shares $48.25 million +213.2%N/A2.8 $47.77 12/15/2024322,500 shares $15.45 million +12.6%N/A0.9 $47.92 11/30/2024286,300 shares $13.78 million -17.0%N/A0.9 $48.13 11/15/2024345,000 shares $16.50 million -29.9%N/A1 $47.82 10/31/2024492,000 shares $23.64 million +12.2%N/A1.5 $48.04 10/15/2024438,500 shares $21.16 million +430.2%N/A1.3 $48.26 9/30/202482,700 shares $4.03 million -59.9%N/A0.2 $48.68 9/15/2024206,400 shares $10.04 million +254.0%N/A0.6 $48.65 8/31/202458,300 shares $2.82 million -31.5%N/A0.2 $48.36 8/15/202485,100 shares $4.09 million +25.9%N/A0.3 $48.08 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ISTB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202467,600 shares $3.24 million -49.1%N/A0.2 $48.00 7/15/2024132,900 shares $6.34 million No ChangeN/A0.4 $47.69 1/15/202467,600 shares $3.23 million +973.0%N/A0.1 $47.71 12/31/20236,300 shares $299,628.00 -97.9%N/A0 $47.56 12/15/2023292,900 shares $13.85 million +81.8%N/A0.6 $47.29 11/30/2023161,100 shares $7.57 million +134.8%N/A0.4 $47.02 11/15/202368,600 shares $3.20 million -32.9%N/A0.1 $46.61 10/31/2023102,300 shares $4.73 million -59.3%N/A0.2 $46.23 10/15/2023251,100 shares $11.63 million +941.9%N/A0.6 $46.30 9/30/202324,100 shares $1.12 million -96.9%N/A0.1 $46.38 9/15/2023770,600 shares $35.81 million +52.1%N/A1.8 $46.47 8/31/2023506,700 shares $23.68 million -11.1%N/A1 $46.74 8/15/2023570,100 shares $26.49 million -49.6%N/A1.2 $46.46 7/31/20231,130,000 shares $52.83 million +7.6%N/A2.2 $46.75 7/15/20231,050,000 shares $49.07 million +106.7%N/A1.9 $46.73 6/30/2023508,000 shares $23.69 million +203.3%N/A0.9 $46.64 6/15/2023167,500 shares $7.84 million -67.5%N/A0.3 $46.80 5/31/2023515,300 shares $24.18 million +1.3%N/A0.9 $46.93 5/15/2023508,600 shares $24.02 million +818.1%N/A0.8 $47.23 4/30/202355,400 shares $2.62 million -95.1%N/A0.1 $47.24 4/15/20231,120,000 shares $52.76 million +156.5%N/A1.4 $47.11 3/31/2023436,600 shares $20.59 million -77.5%N/A0.5 $47.16 3/15/20231,940,000 shares $91.14 million +703.0%N/A2 $46.98 2/28/2023241,600 shares $11.23 million -65.4%N/A0.2 $46.47 2/15/2023698,100 shares $32.53 million +1.9%N/A0.6 $46.60 1/31/2023685,300 shares $32.31 million +301.0%N/A0.6 $47.15 1/15/2023170,900 shares $8.04 million +1.8%N/A0.2 $47.02 12/30/2022167,900 shares $7.80 million -79.6%N/A0.2 $46.44 12/15/2022823,400 shares $38.49 million +71.8%N/A0.8 $46.75 11/30/2022479,300 shares $22.37 million -6.5%N/A0.5 $46.67Warren Buffett Bets $40 Billion—You Can Get in for $20 (Ad)I call it "The Last Retirement Stock You'll Ever Need." Warren Buffett himself owns $40 billion of stock in this sector.Click Here to Get All the Details >>> 11/15/2022512,600 shares $23.79 million -12.4%N/A0.5 $46.42 10/31/2022585,000 shares $26.88 million +187.9%N/A0.5 $45.95 10/15/2022203,200 shares $9.29 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $45.74 9/30/2022766,300 shares $35.33 million +20.2%N/A0.7 $46.10 9/15/2022637,800 shares $29.78 million +170.7%N/A0.6 $46.69 8/31/2022235,600 shares $11.10 million -6.7%N/A0.2 $47.13 8/15/2022252,500 shares $12.03 million -78.8%N/A0.2 $47.63 7/31/20221,190,000 shares $57.00 million -21.7%N/A1.1 $47.90 7/15/20221,520,000 shares $71.90 million +821.8%N/A1.3 $47.30 6/30/2022164,900 shares $7.82 million -69.0%N/A0.1 $47.40 6/15/2022532,600 shares $25.05 million -30.8%N/A0.4 $47.04 5/31/2022769,300 shares $36.95 million -21.8%N/A0.6 $48.03 5/15/2022983,100 shares $46.99 million +40.1%N/A0.8 $47.80 4/30/2022701,500 shares $33.63 million -59.0%N/A0.6 $47.94 4/15/20221,710,000 shares $82.20 million +114.6%N/A1.5 $48.07 3/31/2022797,000 shares $38.62 million +341.3%N/A0.8 $48.46 3/15/2022180,600 shares $8.79 million -71.9%N/A0.2 $48.66 2/28/2022643,100 shares $31.78 million +205.2%N/A0.7 $49.42 2/15/2022210,700 shares $10.39 million +1,295.4%N/A0.2 $49.33 1/31/202215,100 shares $753,188.00 -98.3%N/A0 $49.88 1/15/2022906,300 shares $45.36 million +746.2%N/A1.2 $50.05 12/31/2021107,100 shares $5.40 million -92.6%N/A0.2 $50.43 12/15/20211,450,000 shares $73.14 million +10,968.7%N/A2.4 $50.44 11/30/202113,100 shares $662,598.00 -92.3%N/A0 $50.58 11/15/2021170,200 shares $8.61 million +542.3%N/A0.3 $50.59 10/29/202126,500 shares $1.34 million -13.4%N/A0 $50.75 10/15/202130,600 shares $1.56 million -80.2%N/A0.1 $50.82 9/30/2021154,200 shares $7.87 million +16.5%N/A0.3 $51.07 9/15/2021132,400 shares $6.79 million +707.3%N/A0.2 $51.25 8/31/202116,400 shares $841,484.00 -97.7%N/A0 $51.31 8/13/2021709,000 shares $36.32 million +2,691.3%N/A1.4 $51.23 7/30/202125,400 shares $1.30 million -73.9%N/A0 $51.35 7/15/202197,300 shares $4.99 million +214.9%N/A0.2 $51.30 6/30/202130,900 shares $1.58 million -37.3%N/A0.1 $51.29 6/15/202149,300 shares $2.53 million -64.3%N/A0.1 $51.38 5/28/2021138,100 shares $7.10 million +22.4%N/A0.2 $51.42 5/14/2021112,800 shares $5.79 million +3.3%N/A0.2 $51.33 4/30/2021109,200 shares $5.61 million -60.9%N/A0.2 $51.34 4/15/2021279,300 shares $14.32 million +1,135.8%N/A0.4 $51.27 3/31/202122,600 shares $1.16 million -95.7%N/A0 $51.29 3/15/2021523,100 shares $26.82 million +19.8%N/A0.8 $51.27 2/26/2021436,600 shares $22.43 million -70.3%N/A0.6 $51.37 2/12/20211,470,000 shares $75.91 million +582.5%N/A2.3 $51.64 1/29/2021215,400 shares $11.12 million +1,395.8%N/A0.3 $51.64 1/15/202114,400 shares $743,040.00 -55.4%N/A0 $51.60 12/31/202032,300 shares $1.67 million -97.1%N/A0.1 $51.64 12/15/20201,130,000 shares $58.31 million +491.6%N/A2.3 $51.60 11/30/2020191,000 shares $9.86 million +468.5%N/A0.4 $51.60 11/15/202033,600 shares $1.73 million -43.6%N/A0.1 $51.48 10/30/202059,600 shares $3.06 million +7.0%N/A0.1 $51.40Warren Buffett Bets $40 Billion—You Can Get in for $20 (Ad)I call it "The Last Retirement Stock You'll Ever Need." Warren Buffett himself owns $40 billion of stock in this sector.Click Here to Get All the Details >>> 10/15/202055,700 shares $2.87 million +406.4%N/A0 $51.54 9/30/202011,000 shares $567,050.00 -92.9%N/A0 $51.55 9/15/2020217,200 shares $11.21 million +40.3%N/A0.4 $51.62 8/31/2020154,800 shares $8.00 million +426.5%N/A0.3 $51.69 8/14/202029,400 shares $1.52 million +53.1%N/A0 $51.54 7/31/202019,200 shares $992,064.00 -40.9%N/A0 $51.67 7/15/202032,500 shares $1.67 million -47.4%N/A0.1 $51.43 6/30/202061,800 shares $3.18 million -83.0%N/A0.1 $51.47 6/15/2020363,700 shares $18.71 million +540.3%N/A0.7 $51.45 5/29/202056,800 shares $2.91 million -77.3%N/A0.1 $51.28 5/15/2020249,900 shares $12.77 million -4.3%N/A0.4 $51.11 4/30/2020261,000 shares $13.29 million +633.2%N/A0.4 $50.93 4/15/202035,600 shares $1.82 million -69.9%N/A0.1 $51.03 3/31/2020118,300 shares $6.03 million +32.3%N/A0.2 $50.95 3/13/202089,400 shares $4.55 million +353.8%N/A0.1 $50.89 2/28/202019,700 shares $967,861.00 -56.3%N/A0 $49.13 2/14/202045,100 shares $2.30 million +32.3%N/A0.1 $51.00 1/31/202034,100 shares $1.74 million +74.9%N/A0.1 $50.88 ISTB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 1,010,000 shares of ISTB short. Learn More on iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD 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. ISTB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's short interest ratio. Is iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,010,000 shares, an increase of 213.2% from the previous total of 322,500 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. How does iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (0.11%), Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF (0.12%), Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (0.26%), Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (0.23%), First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (0.59%), Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF (0.09%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.42%), Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (0.42%), Vanguard Core Bond ETF (0.07%), Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (0.26%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock? Short selling ISTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF as its price is falling. 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 Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF? A short squeeze for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond 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 ISTB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is iShares Core 1-5 Year USD 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 ISTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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