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Principal Value ETF (PY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$48.44 -0.82 (-1.67%)
Closing price 03:43 PM Eastern
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$48.54 +0.10 (+0.20%)
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Principal Value ETF Short Interest Data

Principal Value ETF (PY) has a short interest of 11,100 shares, representing 0.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 63.24% 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 16,039 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+63.24%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$539,460.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
6,170,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.66%
Today's Trading Volume
11,190 shares
Average Trading Volume
16,039 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
70%
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Principal Value ETF Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/202511,100 shares $539,460.00 +63.2%0.7%0.2 $48.60
2/28/20256,800 shares $346,283.20 +33.3%0.1%0.1 $50.92
2/15/20255,100 shares $260,808.90 +54.6%0.3%0.1 $51.14
1/31/20253,300 shares $167,013.00 -79.1%N/A0.5 $50.61
1/15/202515,800 shares $794,740.00 +53.4%N/A2.8 $50.30
12/31/202410,300 shares $510,056.00 +243.3%N/A1.8 $49.52
12/15/20243,000 shares $153,660.00 -11.8%N/A0.5 $51.22
11/30/20243,400 shares $178,435.40 -2.9%N/A0.6 $52.48
11/15/20243,500 shares $178,080.00 +34.6%N/A0.7 $50.88
10/31/20242,600 shares $127,350.60 -29.7%N/A0.6 $48.98
10/15/20243,700 shares $186,036.00 +68.2%N/A0.8 $50.28
9/30/20242,200 shares $110,198.00 -62.7%N/A0.5 $50.09
9/15/20245,900 shares $286,715.22 +5.4%N/A1.4 $48.60
8/31/20245,600 shares $275,072.00 +55.6%N/A1.3 $49.12
8/15/20243,600 shares $170,712.00 +38.5%N/A0.8 $47.42
7/31/20242,600 shares $125,164.00 +18.2%N/A0.5 $48.14
7/15/20242,200 shares $104,396.16 -31.3%N/A0.4 $47.45
6/30/20243,200 shares $147,107.20 -76.3%N/A0.6 $45.97
6/15/202413,500 shares $613,295.55 +87.5%N/A2.2 $45.43
5/31/20247,200 shares $328,968.00 -17.2%N/A1.2 $45.69
5/15/20248,700 shares $401,505.00 -17.1%N/A1.3 $46.15
4/30/202410,500 shares $464,574.60 -69.8%N/A1.7 $44.25
4/15/202434,800 shares $1.55 million +11.5%N/A5.3 $44.50
3/31/202422,800 shares $1.07 million -29.4%N/A1.5 $46.87
3/15/202432,300 shares $1.47 million +10.2%N/A5.9 $45.42
2/29/202429,300 shares $1.31 million +13.6%N/A3.4 $44.69
2/15/202425,800 shares $1.14 million -16.8%N/A2.8 $44.01
1/31/202431,000 shares $1.34 million +12.7%N/A3.2 $43.28
1/15/202427,500 shares $1.18 million +7.4%N/A2.9 $43.09
12/31/202325,600 shares $1.11 million +9.4%N/A2.8 $43.37
12/15/202323,400 shares $1.02 million +52.9%N/A1.9 $43.40
11/30/202315,300 shares $626,535.00 +44.3%N/A1.3 $40.95
11/15/202310,600 shares $426,438.00 +15.2%N/A1.2 $40.23
10/31/20239,200 shares $346,472.00 +7.0%N/A1.2 $37.66
10/15/20238,600 shares $333,250.00 -4.4%N/A1.3 $38.75
9/30/20239,000 shares $354,440.70 +21.6%N/A1.3 $39.38
9/15/20237,400 shares $300,245.38 -42.2%N/A2.1 $40.57
8/31/202312,800 shares $525,656.32 +151.0%N/A3.3 $41.07
8/15/20235,100 shares $209,186.19 -8.9%N/A1.1 $41.02
7/31/20235,600 shares $237,160.00 +16.7%N/A1.2 $42.35
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7/15/20234,800 shares $199,345.92 +11.6%N/A1 $41.53
6/30/20234,300 shares $178,507.62 +2.4%N/A0.9 $41.51
6/15/20234,200 shares $173,166.00 -83.9%N/A0.8 $41.23
5/31/202326,000 shares $1.01 million +372.7%N/A4.6 $38.79
5/15/20235,500 shares $217,470.00 +1.9%N/A1.1 $39.54
4/30/20235,400 shares $219,949.02 -19.4%N/A0.9 $40.73
4/15/20236,700 shares $271,237.44 -32.3%N/A0.6 $40.48
3/31/20239,900 shares $400,712.40 -13.2%N/A0.6 $40.48
3/15/202311,400 shares $441,408.00 -7.3%N/A0.7 $38.72
2/28/202312,300 shares $505,407.00 +41.4%N/A0.5 $41.09
2/15/20238,700 shares $368,619.00 +4.8%N/A0.3 $42.37
1/31/20238,300 shares $350,011.00 +10.7%N/A0.3 $42.17
1/15/20237,500 shares $316,161.00 -57.9%N/A0.3 $42.15
12/30/202217,800 shares $728,020.00 -12.8%N/A0.8 $40.90
12/15/202220,400 shares $844,356.00 +24.4%N/A0.8 $41.39
11/30/202216,400 shares $707,168.00 +32.3%N/A0.6 $43.12
11/15/202212,400 shares $518,320.00 -19.0%N/A0.6 $41.80
10/31/202215,300 shares $624,699.00 +20.5%N/A0.6 $40.83
10/15/202212,700 shares $473,930.98 No ChangeN/A0.3 $37.32
9/30/202215,200 shares $558,326.40 +10.1%N/A0.3 $36.73
9/15/202213,800 shares $548,550.00 +16.0%N/A0.2 $39.75
8/31/202211,900 shares $479,332.00 +43.4%N/A0.2 $40.28
8/15/20228,300 shares $352,916.00 +137.1%N/A0.1 $42.52
7/31/20223,500 shares $143,502.80 -87.8%N/A0 $41.00
7/15/202228,600 shares $1.10 million +19.7%N/A0.3 $38.52
6/30/202223,900 shares $927,081.00 +69.5%N/A0.2 $38.79
6/15/202214,100 shares $558,924.00 -29.9%N/A0.1 $39.64
5/31/202220,100 shares $874,551.00 +18.9%N/A0.2 $43.51
5/15/202216,900 shares $704,561.00 -93.3%N/A0.1 $41.69
4/30/2022253,000 shares $10.54 million +1,907.9%N/A2.8 $41.67
4/15/202212,600 shares $551,502.00 -45.7%N/A0.1 $43.77
3/31/202223,200 shares $1.03 million -69.6%N/A0.3 $44.33
3/15/202276,400 shares $3.25 million +2,534.5%N/A1 $42.60
2/28/20222,900 shares $123,801.00 -53.2%N/A0.1 $42.69
2/15/20226,200 shares $269,948.00 -55.1%N/A0.1 $43.54
1/31/202213,800 shares $594,918.00 +294.3%N/A0.5 $43.11
1/15/20223,500 shares $158,690.70 -78.5%N/A0.1 $45.34
12/31/202116,300 shares $725,024.00 -14.7%N/A0.9 $44.48
12/15/202119,100 shares $837,153.00 +151.3%N/A1.2 $43.83
11/30/20217,600 shares $321,176.00 -53.9%N/A0.3 $42.26
11/15/202116,500 shares $732,105.00 +346.0%N/A1 $44.37
10/29/20213,700 shares $160,580.00 -24.5%N/A0.2 $43.40
10/15/20214,900 shares $212,562.00 -52.9%N/A0.3 $43.38
9/30/202110,400 shares $438,568.00 +50.7%N/A0.5 $42.17
9/15/20216,900 shares $291,645.75 +392.9%N/A0.3 $42.27
8/31/20211,400 shares $60,830.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $43.45
8/13/20216,000 shares $259,260.00 +400.0%N/A0.5 $43.21
7/30/20211,200 shares $50,700.00 -60.0%N/A0.1 $42.25
7/15/20213,000 shares $125,760.00 -78.9%N/A0.2 $41.92
6/30/202114,200 shares $599,240.00 +283.8%N/A2 $42.20
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6/15/20213,700 shares $159,692.00 -64.4%N/A0.4 $43.16
5/28/202110,400 shares $448,242.08 +31.7%N/A1.2 $43.10
5/14/20217,900 shares $337,999.92 -51.5%N/A1 $42.78
4/30/202116,300 shares $690,142.00 +246.8%N/A2.2 $42.34
4/15/20214,700 shares $194,016.00 +4,600.0%N/A0.7 $41.28
3/31/2021100 shares $4,057.00 -96.2%N/A0 $40.57
3/15/20212,600 shares $106,080.00 -71.4%N/A0.6 $40.80
2/26/20219,100 shares $349,531.00 +1,416.7%N/A2.4 $38.41
2/12/2021600 shares $22,249.44 -95.8%N/A0.2 $37.08
1/29/202114,300 shares $506,935.00 +64.4%N/A4.6 $35.45
1/15/20218,700 shares $315,972.69 +89.1%N/A2.9 $36.32
12/31/20204,600 shares $156,319.50 +21.1%N/A1.9 $33.98
12/15/20203,800 shares $129,922.00 +3,700.0%N/A6.3 $34.19
11/30/2020100 shares $3,346.03 -90.9%N/A0.2 $33.46
11/15/20201,100 shares $35,051.72 +1,000.0%N/A0.1 $31.87
10/30/2020100 shares $2,821.29 No ChangeN/A0 $28.21
10/15/2020100 shares $2,997.00 No ChangeN/A0 $29.97
9/30/2020100 shares $2,865.78 No ChangeN/A0 $28.66
9/15/2020100 shares $3,003.00 No ChangeN/A0 $30.03
8/31/2020100 shares $3,012.00 No ChangeN/A0 $30.12
8/14/2020100 shares $3,037.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $30.37
7/31/2020100 shares $2,885.53 No ChangeN/A0 $28.86
7/15/2020100 shares $2,707.00 -80.0%N/A0 $27.07
6/30/2020500 shares $13,320.00 -50.0%N/A0 $26.64
6/15/20201,000 shares $27,900.00 -28.6%N/A0.1 $27.90
5/29/20201,400 shares $38,416.00 -89.1%N/A0.1 $27.44
5/15/202012,800 shares $309,888.00 +0.8%N/A0.8 $24.21
4/30/202012,700 shares $330,962.00 +7.6%N/A1 $26.06
4/15/202011,800 shares $278,834.00 -11.9%N/A2.7 $23.63
3/31/202013,400 shares $325,754.00 +28.9%N/A3.4 $24.31

PY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Principal Value ETF's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Principal Value ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 11,100 shares of PY short. 0.66% of Principal Value ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Principal Value ETF's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Principal Value 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. 0.66% of Principal Value ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Principal Value ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Principal Value ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,100 shares, an increase of 63.2% from the previous total of 6,800 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 Value ETF's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.66% of Principal Value ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal Value ETF: iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (0.53%), Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (0.67%), VictoryShares International Value Momentum ETF (0.52%), First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (0.62%), First Trust MultiCap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.38%), First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (0.49%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.12%), First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (0.03%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.47%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.85%),

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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Principal Value ETF stock?

Short selling PY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Value ETF as its price is falling. PY shares are trading down $0.82 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 Value ETF?

A short squeeze for Principal Value 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 PY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Principal Value 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 PY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.



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