JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 47,100 shares of JPEF short. Learn More on JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF's current short interest.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 47,100 shares, a decline of 37.1% from the previous total of 74,900 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 Equity Focus ETF: Bushido Capital US Equity ETF (0.04%), Running Oak Efficient Growth ETF (0.19%), Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (0.28%), SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF (0.38%), Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF (0.04%), First Trust Bloomberg Shareholder Yield ETF (0.22%), iShares Long-Term U.S. Equity Active ETF (1.08%), Honeytree U.S. Equity ETF (3.00%), Themes US Cash Flow Champions ETF (0.29%), and Themes Natural Monopoly ETF (0.20%).

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.

Short selling JPEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF as its price is falling. JPEF shares are trading up $0.46 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 Equity Focus 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 JPEF, 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 JPEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.