JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 1,230,000 shares of JEPQ short. Learn More on JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income 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 JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,230,000 shares, an increase of 30.2% from the previous total of 944,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF: Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (0.51%), NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF (0.37%), Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF (1.20%), Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF (0.69%), Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF (0.39%), Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (0.15%), Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (13.93%), and Amplify Cash Flow High Income ETF (10.78%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JEPQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF as its price is falling. JEPQ shares are trading up $0.30 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 JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income 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 JEPQ, 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 JEPQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.