Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (PSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $54.20 +0.23 (+0.42%) As of 03:25 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF Short Interest DataPrincipal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF (PSC) has a short interest of 20,300 shares, representing 0.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 15.34% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 77,714 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest20,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+15.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.07 millionShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares14,800,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.14%Today's Trading Volume48,655 sharesAverage Trading Volume77,714 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average63% Short Selling Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor 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 ChartPSC Short Interest Over TimePSC Days to Cover Over TimePSC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor 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 7/31/202520,300 shares $1.07 million +15.3%0.1%0.2 $52.91 7/15/202517,600 shares $926.29 thousand -7.4%N/A0.2 $52.63 6/30/202519,000 shares $1.01 million +104.3%0.1%0.2 $53.28 6/15/20259,300 shares $477.65 thousand -15.5%0.1%0.1 $51.36 5/31/202511,000 shares $562.54 thousand -43.6%0.1%0.1 $51.14 5/15/202519,500 shares $1.01 million +3.7%0.1%0.3 $51.54 4/30/202518,800 shares $896.20 thousand +60.7%N/A0.2 $47.67 4/15/202511,700 shares $538.20 thousand +6.4%0.1%0.2 $46.00 3/31/202511,000 shares $534.16 thousand -16.7%0.1%0.2 $48.56 3/15/202513,200 shares $637.96 thousand +13.8%0.1%0.2 $48.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PSC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202511,600 shares $593.11 thousand -41.1%0.1%0.2 $51.13 2/15/202519,700 shares $1.06 million +87.6%0.1%0.3 $53.66 1/31/202510,500 shares $561.96 thousand -30.9%N/A0.2 $53.52 1/15/202515,200 shares $800.58 thousand +245.5%N/A0.3 $52.67 12/31/20244,400 shares $225.59 thousand -67.4%N/A0.1 $51.27 12/15/202413,500 shares $729.54 thousand +46.7%N/A0.3 $54.04 11/30/20249,200 shares $516.95 thousand -59.3%N/A0.3 $56.19 11/15/202422,600 shares $1.20 million +169.1%N/A0.7 $53.21 10/31/20248,400 shares $426.38 thousand +42.4%N/A0.3 $50.76 10/15/20245,900 shares $309.22 thousand -66.7%N/A0.2 $52.41 9/30/202417,700 shares $919.87 thousand +98.9%N/A0.7 $51.97 9/15/20248,900 shares $447.76 thousand -35.5%N/A0.4 $50.31 8/31/202413,800 shares $707.29 thousand -13.8%N/A0.3 $51.25 8/15/202416,000 shares $796.64 thousand +58.4%N/A0.4 $49.79 7/31/202410,100 shares $527.83 thousand +910.0%N/A0.3 $52.26 7/15/20241,000 shares $50.74 thousand -93.5%N/A0 $50.74 6/30/202415,400 shares $741.20 thousand +316.2%N/A0.5 $48.13 6/15/20243,700 shares $174.12 thousand -50.7%N/A0.1 $47.06 5/31/20247,500 shares $365.85 thousand -19.4%N/A0.5 $48.78 5/15/20249,300 shares $459.57 thousand +20.8%N/A0.5 $49.42 4/30/20247,700 shares $359.64 thousand -45.0%N/A0.5 $46.71 4/15/202414,000 shares $652.68 thousand -36.4%N/A0.9 $46.62 3/31/2024151,000 shares $7.49 million +7,450.0%N/A7.6 $49.57 3/15/20242,000 shares $95.08 thousand -25.9%N/A0.1 $47.54 2/29/20242,700 shares $129.30 thousand -85.3%N/A0.1 $47.89 2/15/202418,400 shares $884.67 thousand +348.8%N/A0.4 $48.08 1/31/20244,100 shares $186.39 thousand +17.1%N/A0.1 $45.46 1/15/20243,500 shares $156.91 thousand -52.7%N/A0.1 $44.83 12/31/20237,400 shares $340.18 thousand +111.4%N/A0.1 $45.97 12/15/20233,500 shares $158.31 thousand +169.2%N/A0.1 $45.23When the levee breaks (Ad)The U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was projected. 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More importantly, he reveals three moves you can make now to protect and potentially grow your wealth before the levee breaks.Click here to watch the urgent broadcast and get ahead of what’s coming. 11/30/20231,300 shares $54.13 thousand -38.1%N/A0 $41.64 11/15/20232,100 shares $87.19 thousand -30.0%N/A0.1 $41.52 10/31/20233,000 shares $115.11 thousand -23.1%N/A0.1 $38.37 10/15/20233,900 shares $154.44 thousand +77.3%N/A0.1 $39.60 9/30/20232,200 shares $89.97 thousand -82.0%N/A0 $40.90 9/15/202312,200 shares $511.03 thousand +32.6%N/A0.3 $41.89 8/31/20239,200 shares $395.37 thousand +1,740.0%N/A0.2 $42.97 8/15/2023500 shares $21.37 thousand -82.8%N/A0 $42.74 7/31/20232,900 shares $128.77 thousand -71.8%N/A0.4 $44.40 7/15/202310,300 shares $443.59 thousand +77.6%N/A1.7 $43.07 6/30/20235,800 shares $245.98 thousand +222.2%N/A1.1 $42.41 6/15/20231,800 shares $75.26 thousand +800.0%N/A0.4 $41.81 5/31/2023200 shares $7.78 thousand -85.7%N/A0 $38.88 5/15/20231,400 shares $54.84 thousand -22.2%N/A0.3 $39.17 4/30/20231,800 shares $70.97 thousand +350.0%N/A0.3 $39.43 4/15/2023400 shares $15.90 thousand +300.0%N/A0.1 $39.75 3/31/2023100 shares $4.01 thousand -98.3%N/A0 $40.09 3/15/20235,700 shares $222.02 thousand +470.0%N/A0.2 $38.95 2/28/20231,000 shares $42.32 thousand -86.8%N/A0 $42.32 2/15/20237,600 shares $330.07 thousand +1,800.0%N/A0.3 $43.43 1/31/2023400 shares $17.10 thousand -55.6%N/A0 $42.74 1/15/2023900 shares $37.51 thousand -94.3%N/A0 $41.68 12/30/202215,700 shares $613.79 thousand +460.7%N/A0.5 $39.10 12/15/20222,800 shares $110.21 thousand +16.7%N/A0.3 $39.36 11/30/20222,400 shares $100.75 thousand -81.7%N/A0.3 $41.98 11/15/202213,100 shares $546.72 thousand +61.7%N/A0.1 $41.73 10/31/20228,100 shares $328.69 thousand +80.0%N/A0.1 $40.58 10/15/20224,500 shares $168.55 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $37.46 9/30/20222,600 shares $95.73 thousand -33.3%N/A0 $36.82 9/15/20223,900 shares $155.03 thousand -76.9%N/A0 $39.75 8/31/202216,900 shares $683.10 thousand +704.8%N/A0.1 $40.42 8/15/20222,100 shares $91.27 thousand -52.3%N/A0 $43.46 7/31/20224,400 shares $182.74 thousand -29.0%N/A0.2 $41.53 7/15/20226,200 shares $237.89 thousand -63.3%N/A0.2 $38.37 6/30/202216,900 shares $643.38 thousand +19.9%N/A0.7 $38.07 6/15/202214,100 shares $548.49 thousand +120.3%N/A0.5 $38.90 5/31/20226,400 shares $266.43 thousand +77.8%N/A0.2 $41.63 5/15/20223,600 shares $144.54 thousand +20.0%N/A0.1 $40.15 4/30/20223,000 shares $122.97 thousand -49.2%N/A0.1 $40.99 4/15/20225,900 shares $256.06 thousand -76.1%N/A0.1 $43.40 3/31/202224,700 shares $1.10 million +162.8%N/A0.2 $44.39 3/15/20229,400 shares $405.89 thousand -28.2%N/A0.1 $43.18 2/28/202213,100 shares $577.97 thousand -22.0%N/A0.1 $44.12 2/15/202216,800 shares $752.98 thousand -16.4%N/A0.1 $44.82 1/31/202220,100 shares $883.19 thousand +2.0%N/A0.1 $43.94 1/15/202219,700 shares $919.99 thousand +271.7%N/A0.1 $46.70 12/31/20215,300 shares $251.33 thousand -7.0%N/A0 $47.42 12/15/20215,700 shares $263.85 thousand -43.6%N/A0 $46.29 11/30/202110,100 shares $463.09 thousand +676.9%N/A0.1 $45.85 11/15/20211,300 shares $64.17 thousand +225.0%N/A0 $49.36When the levee breaks (Ad)The U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was projected. 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More importantly, he reveals three moves you can make now to protect and potentially grow your wealth before the levee breaks.Click here to watch the urgent broadcast and get ahead of what’s coming. 10/29/2021400 shares $18.55 thousand +33.3%N/A0 $46.37 10/15/2021300 shares $14.11 thousand -84.2%N/A0 $47.04 9/30/20211,900 shares $86.45 thousand +90.0%N/A0.1 $45.50 9/15/20211,000 shares $45.65 thousand -86.3%N/A0.1 $45.65 8/31/20217,300 shares $341.93 thousand -65.9%N/A0.8 $46.84 8/13/202121,400 shares $991.89 thousand +830.4%N/A2.1 $46.35 7/30/20212,300 shares $105.06 thousand -17.9%N/A0.2 $45.68 7/15/20212,800 shares $126.67 thousand -87.2%N/A0.1 $45.24 6/30/202121,800 shares $1.03 million +56.8%N/A0.2 $47.08 6/15/202113,900 shares $657.89 thousand +5.3%N/A0.1 $47.33 5/28/202113,200 shares $616.97 thousand +23.4%N/A0.1 $46.74 5/14/202110,700 shares $483.24 thousand +18.9%N/A0.1 $45.16 4/30/20219,000 shares $412.27 thousand -85.0%N/A0.1 $45.81 4/15/202159,800 shares $2.69 million +433.9%N/A0.5 $45.00 3/31/202111,200 shares $492.91 thousand +489.5%N/A0.1 $44.01 3/15/20211,900 shares $88.24 thousand -20.8%N/A0 $46.44 2/26/20212,400 shares $102.60 thousand +200.0%N/A0.1 $42.75 2/12/2021800 shares $33.71 thousand -33.3%N/A0 $42.14 1/29/20211,200 shares $47.18 thousand +1,100.0%N/A0 $39.32 1/15/2021100 shares $4.01 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $40.11 PSC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 20,300 shares of PSC short. 0.14% of Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor 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. 0.14% of Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,300 shares, an increase of 15.3% from the previous total of 17,600 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 Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.14% of Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF: First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.01%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (0.19%), Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (2.25%), VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF (0.11%), Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.60%), Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.65%), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.48%), First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (0.30%), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.05%), Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (3.56%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF stock? Short selling PSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF as its price is falling. PSC shares are trading down $0.22 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 Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF? A short squeeze for Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor 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 PSC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor 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 PSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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