VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $226.00 -1.18 (-0.52%) As of 03/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VanEck Retail ETF Short Interest DataVanEck Retail ETF (RTH) has a short interest of 10,300 shares, representing 1.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.98% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 4,663 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.98%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.44 millionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares990,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.04%Today's Trading Volume2,190 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,663 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average47% Short Selling VanEck Retail ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for VanEck Retail 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 ChartRTH Short Interest Over TimeRTH Days to Cover Over TimeRTH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads VanEck Retail 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 2/28/202510,300 shares $2.44 million +2.0%1.0%1.8 $236.88 2/15/202510,100 shares $2.43 million +3.1%1.0%1.8 $240.64 1/31/20259,800 shares $2.35 million -7.6%N/A1.8 $239.63 1/15/202510,600 shares $2.41 million +7.1%N/A2.2 $227.68 12/31/20249,900 shares $2.22 million -12.4%N/A2.3 $224.21 12/15/202411,300 shares $2.66 million -12.4%N/A2.9 $235.33 11/30/202412,900 shares $3.00 million -11.6%N/A3.6 $232.40 11/15/202414,600 shares $3.25 million +15.0%N/A4.6 $222.56 10/31/202412,700 shares $2.72 million No ChangeN/A3.8 $213.99 10/15/202412,700 shares $2.80 million +1.6%N/A3.6 $220.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RTH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for VanEck Retail ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202412,500 shares $2.73 million -2.3%N/A3.1 $218.18 9/15/202412,800 shares $2.72 million +1.6%N/A3.2 $212.83 8/31/202412,600 shares $2.64 million -17.7%N/A2.8 $209.35 8/15/202415,300 shares $3.15 million -40.9%N/A3.3 $205.79 7/31/202425,900 shares $5.40 million -6.8%N/A5.8 $208.34 7/15/202427,800 shares $5.76 million -4.5%N/A6 $207.22 6/30/202429,100 shares $5.99 million -18.0%N/A6.3 $205.75 6/15/202435,500 shares $7.24 million -8.0%N/A6.8 $203.89 5/31/202438,600 shares $7.74 million +73.9%N/A7.3 $200.42 5/15/202422,200 shares $4.50 million +8.3%N/A4 $202.73 4/30/202420,500 shares $4.06 million +19.2%N/A3.7 $198.16 4/15/202417,200 shares $3.44 million -2.8%N/A3.1 $199.84 3/31/202425,400 shares $5.36 million +41.1%N/A0.2 $211.04 3/15/202418,000 shares $3.73 million +28.6%N/A3.1 $207.40 2/29/202414,000 shares $2.88 million +12.9%N/A2.5 $205.41 2/15/202412,400 shares $2.46 million -2.4%N/A2.1 $198.59 1/31/202412,700 shares $2.42 million -18.1%N/A2.4 $190.63 1/15/202415,500 shares $2.94 million +37.2%N/A2.5 $189.38 12/31/202311,300 shares $2.13 million -22.6%N/A1.9 $188.23 12/15/202314,600 shares $2.73 million -2.0%N/A2.7 $186.71 11/30/202314,900 shares $2.66 million +6.4%N/A3.2 $178.85 11/15/202314,000 shares $2.50 million +2.2%N/A2.6 $178.63 10/31/202313,700 shares $2.30 million +6.2%N/A2.4 $167.89 10/15/202312,900 shares $2.17 million -7.2%N/A2.7 $168.15 9/30/202313,900 shares $2.33 million -32.5%N/A2.9 $167.87 9/15/202320,600 shares $3.62 million +0.5%N/A4 $175.81 8/31/202320,500 shares $3.61 million +45.4%N/A3.7 $176.19 8/15/202314,100 shares $2.52 million +35.6%N/A2.7 $178.78 7/31/202310,400 shares $1.87 million -1.9%N/A2.7 $179.88 7/15/202310,600 shares $1.87 million +1.0%N/A2.5 $176.55Trump’s Final Plan (Ad)Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’s secret plan to trigger the greatest transfer of wealth since FDR and LBJ – trillions of dollars could be redistributed.Click here for the full story. 6/30/202310,500 shares $1.83 million -17.3%N/A2.4 $174.66 6/15/202312,700 shares $2.19 million +21.0%N/A2.9 $172.77 5/31/202310,500 shares $1.72 million -71.9%N/A2.6 $163.74 5/15/202337,300 shares $6.23 million -1.1%N/A8.7 $166.99 4/30/202337,700 shares $6.24 million +3.6%N/A8.4 $165.39 4/15/202336,400 shares $5.91 million +0.6%N/A7.3 $162.25 3/31/202336,200 shares $5.92 million +0.6%N/A7.2 $163.43 3/15/202336,000 shares $5.62 million -1.6%N/A6.9 $156.00 2/28/202336,600 shares $5.84 million +0.8%N/A5.5 $159.50 2/15/202336,300 shares $6.12 million -1.1%N/A5.3 $168.56 1/31/202336,700 shares $6.21 million +0.3%N/A4.2 $169.20 1/15/202336,600 shares $6.14 million -17.9%N/A3.9 $167.74 12/30/202244,600 shares $7.07 million -5.1%N/A4.5 $158.47 12/15/202247,000 shares $7.68 million +142.3%N/A4.1 $163.34 11/30/202219,400 shares $3.36 million -1.0%N/A1.8 $173.00 11/15/202219,600 shares $3.30 million -14.8%N/A1.9 $168.25 10/31/202223,000 shares $3.75 million +19.8%N/A2.1 $162.95 10/15/202219,200 shares $2.93 million No ChangeN/A2 $152.62 9/30/202252,600 shares $8.16 million +85.2%N/A5.4 $155.12 9/15/202228,400 shares $4.67 million -1.4%N/A3.3 $164.44 8/31/202228,800 shares $4.79 million -0.7%N/A3.3 $166.15 8/15/202229,000 shares $5.14 million -16.9%N/A3.1 $177.18 7/31/202234,900 shares $5.90 million -2.0%N/A3.4 $169.00 7/15/202235,600 shares $5.68 million +14.1%N/A3.3 $159.62 6/30/202231,200 shares $4.74 million -4.0%N/A2.9 $151.98 6/15/202232,500 shares $4.95 million +8.7%N/A3.1 $152.30 5/31/202229,900 shares $4.84 million -21.7%N/A2.9 $161.86 5/15/202238,200 shares $6.24 million -1.0%N/A3.7 $163.28 4/30/202238,600 shares $6.57 million -0.8%N/A4.3 $170.21 4/15/202238,900 shares $7.16 million -14.7%N/A4.3 $184.18 3/31/202245,600 shares $8.24 million -4.6%N/A4.7 $180.67 3/15/202247,800 shares $8.40 million +7.7%N/A4.3 $175.69 2/28/202244,400 shares $7.79 million +12.7%N/A3.5 $175.42 2/15/202239,400 shares $7.13 million +11.9%N/A2.8 $180.85 1/31/202235,200 shares $6.37 million -11.1%N/A2.4 $181.03 1/15/202239,600 shares $7.38 million +17.5%N/A2.7 $186.48 12/31/202133,700 shares $6.56 million -8.4%N/A2.2 $194.70 12/15/202136,800 shares $7.20 million -7.8%N/A1.9 $195.71 11/30/202139,900 shares $7.64 million +12.7%N/A2.1 $191.38 11/15/202135,400 shares $6.84 million -11.9%N/A1.6 $193.18 10/29/202140,200 shares $7.50 million -26.8%N/A1.9 $186.49 10/15/202154,900 shares $9.94 million -37.0%N/A2 $180.99 9/30/202187,200 shares $15.25 million +44.6%N/A2.4 $174.89 9/15/202160,300 shares $10.84 million -5.5%N/A1.8 $179.83 8/31/202163,800 shares $11.57 million -0.2%N/A1.8 $181.34 8/13/202163,900 shares $11.43 million -21.9%N/A1.7 $178.90 7/30/202181,800 shares $14.45 million -9.6%N/A2.1 $176.63 7/15/202190,500 shares $16.10 million +31.0%N/A2.4 $177.85 6/30/202169,100 shares $12.13 million +4.1%N/A1.8 $175.58 6/15/202166,400 shares $11.37 million +3.3%N/A1.7 $171.21Trump’s Final Plan (Ad)Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’s secret plan to trigger the greatest transfer of wealth since FDR and LBJ – trillions of dollars could be redistributed.Click here for the full story. 5/28/202164,300 shares $10.98 million +3.9%N/A1.8 $170.81 5/14/202161,900 shares $10.56 million +2.5%N/A1.9 $170.55 4/30/202160,400 shares $10.53 million -39.2%N/A1.9 $174.35 4/15/202199,400 shares $17.00 million +16.3%N/A3.5 $171.03 3/31/202185,500 shares $14.12 million +7.8%N/A3.7 $165.17 3/15/202179,300 shares $12.63 million -3.3%N/A4.9 $159.24 2/26/202182,000 shares $12.61 million -1.2%N/A5 $153.76 2/12/202183,000 shares $13.45 million +2.2%N/A5.1 $162.08 1/29/202181,200 shares $12.99 million +4.0%N/A5.1 $160.01 1/15/202178,100 shares $12.56 million +5.0%N/A5.1 $160.86 12/31/202074,400 shares $11.69 million +9.1%N/A4.9 $157.10 12/15/202068,200 shares $10.61 million -12.5%N/A5 $155.60 11/30/202077,900 shares $12.32 million -4.2%N/A5.4 $158.13 11/15/202081,300 shares $12.74 million +6.1%N/A5.8 $156.75 10/30/202076,600 shares $11.28 million +3.9%N/A5.2 $147.31 10/15/202073,700 shares $11.44 million +4.5%N/A0 $155.18 9/30/202070,500 shares $10.50 million +12.3%N/A5.1 $148.88 9/15/202083,600 shares $12.42 million +33.1%N/A5.7 $148.59 8/31/202062,800 shares $9.55 million -24.5%N/A3.7 $152.05 8/14/202083,200 shares $12.17 million +7.9%N/A4.5 $146.22 7/31/202077,100 shares $10.91 million -0.4%N/A4.3 $141.47 7/15/202077,400 shares $10.65 million +13.8%N/A4 $137.60 6/30/202068,000 shares $8.89 million +8.5%N/A3.3 $130.77 6/15/202062,700 shares $8.05 million -6.6%N/A2.9 $128.45 5/29/202067,100 shares $8.65 million +2.6%N/A2.8 $128.89 5/15/202065,400 shares $7.87 million -11.9%N/A2.6 $120.40 4/30/202074,200 shares $8.97 million +40.3%N/A3.2 $120.89 4/15/202052,900 shares $6.14 million -53.5%N/A2.3 $116.10 3/31/2020113,700 shares $13.58 million +68.0%N/A5.4 $119.46 RTH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is VanEck Retail ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of VanEck Retail ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 10,300 shares of RTH short. 1.04% of VanEck Retail ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VanEck Retail ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for VanEck Retail 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. RTH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on VanEck Retail ETF's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for VanEck Retail 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. 1.04% of VanEck Retail ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is VanEck Retail ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? VanEck Retail ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 10,300 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 10,100 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 VanEck Retail ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.04% of VanEck Retail ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to VanEck Retail ETF: Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.54%), VanEck Gaming ETF (1.96%), and Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (1.04%). 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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short VanEck Retail ETF stock? Short selling RTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Retail ETF as its price is falling. RTH shares are trading down $1.40 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 VanEck Retail ETF? A short squeeze for VanEck Retail 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 RTH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is VanEck Retail 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 RTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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