Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $61.25 -1.14 (-1.83%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.28 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 02/21/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipRatingsShort InterestTrends Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF Short Interest DataPrincipal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) has a short interest of 43,500 shares. This marks a -0.91% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 129,120 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest43,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest43,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.91%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.69 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares43,300,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.10%Today's Trading Volume129,248 sharesAverage Trading Volume129,120 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average100% Short Selling Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 ChartUSMC Short Interest Over TimeUSMC Days to Cover Over TimeUSMC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 1/31/202543,500 shares $2.69 million -0.9%N/A0.4 $61.89 1/15/202543,900 shares $2.65 million +8.1%N/A0.5 $60.41 12/31/202440,600 shares $2.44 million +40.5%N/A0.4 $60.03 12/15/202428,900 shares $1.77 million +221.1%N/A0.3 $61.34 11/30/20249,000 shares $542,880.00 -8.2%N/A0.1 $60.32 11/15/20249,800 shares $572,222.00 -46.2%N/A0.1 $58.39 10/31/202418,200 shares $1.03 million +82.0%N/A0.3 $56.78 10/15/202410,000 shares $573,200.00 -59.4%N/A0.2 $57.32 9/30/202424,600 shares $1.40 million -24.3%N/A0.4 $56.99 9/15/202432,500 shares $1.82 million +606.5%N/A0.5 $55.89 Get the Latest News and Ratings for USMC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20244,600 shares $257,830.00 -83.2%N/A0.1 $56.05 8/15/202427,300 shares $1.50 million +131.4%N/A0.4 $54.92 7/31/202411,800 shares $635,312.00 +90.3%N/A0.2 $53.84 7/15/20246,200 shares $344,534.00 -55.7%N/A0.1 $55.57 6/30/202414,000 shares $759,500.00 -26.3%N/A0.3 $54.25 6/15/202419,000 shares $1.02 million -12.4%N/A0.4 $53.87 5/31/202421,700 shares $1.12 million -37.8%N/A0.4 $51.58 5/15/202434,900 shares $1.82 million +378.1%N/A0.4 $52.18 4/30/20247,300 shares $359,671.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $49.27 4/15/202417,500 shares $863,800.00 -20.8%N/A0.2 $49.36 3/31/2024135,800 shares $6.97 million +358.8%N/A0.5 $51.36 3/15/202429,600 shares $1.49 million +111.4%N/A0.3 $50.44 2/29/202414,000 shares $709,240.00 +27.3%N/A0.1 $50.66 2/15/202411,000 shares $551,100.00 -69.4%N/A0.1 $50.10 1/31/202436,000 shares $1.73 million -4.3%N/A0.4 $48.04 1/15/202437,600 shares $1.78 million +36.7%N/A0.3 $47.24 12/31/202327,500 shares $1.29 million +17.0%N/A0.1 $46.76 12/15/202323,500 shares $1.09 million +12.4%N/A0.1 $46.37 11/30/202320,900 shares $946,561.00 +36.6%N/A0.1 $45.29 11/15/202315,300 shares $683,451.00 +86.6%N/A0.1 $44.67 10/31/20238,200 shares $341,448.00 -64.5%N/A0 $41.64 10/15/202323,100 shares $997,920.00 +32.0%N/A0.2 $43.20 9/30/202317,500 shares $749,700.00 +4.8%N/A0.5 $42.84 9/15/202316,700 shares $740,478.00 +165.1%N/A0.5 $44.34 8/31/20236,300 shares $283,500.00 -89.1%N/A0.2 $45.00 8/15/202357,900 shares $2.54 million +23.5%N/A2.1 $43.89 7/31/202346,900 shares $2.12 million +7.1%N/A1.7 $45.14 7/15/202343,800 shares $1.93 million +64.0%N/A1.5 $44.11 6/30/202326,700 shares $1.17 million -27.5%N/A1 $43.66 6/15/202336,800 shares $1.60 million +283.3%N/A1.4 $43.55Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 5/31/20239,600 shares $396,864.00 -36.4%N/A0.4 $41.34 5/15/202315,100 shares $606,567.00 -29.1%N/A0.6 $40.17 4/30/202321,300 shares $861,372.00 -20.8%N/A0.9 $40.44 4/15/202326,900 shares $1.08 million +140.2%N/A1 $40.22 3/31/202311,200 shares $445,819.36 -25.3%N/A0.4 $39.81 3/15/202315,000 shares $563,250.00 -62.1%N/A0.5 $37.55 2/28/202339,600 shares $1.49 million +106.3%N/A1.1 $37.54 2/15/202319,200 shares $748,608.00 +97.9%N/A0.5 $38.99 1/31/20239,700 shares $368,309.00 -40.1%N/A0.3 $37.97 1/15/202316,200 shares $608,148.00 -31.9%N/A0.4 $37.54 12/30/202223,800 shares $858,228.00 +61.9%N/A0.6 $36.06 12/15/202214,700 shares $541,107.00 +21.5%N/A0.4 $36.81 11/30/202212,100 shares $464,045.89 +15.2%N/A0.1 $38.35 11/15/202210,500 shares $392,332.50 -8.7%N/A0.1 $37.37 10/31/202211,500 shares $415,150.00 -54.6%N/A0.1 $36.10 10/15/202225,300 shares $855,646.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $33.82 9/30/202235,000 shares $1.18 million +27.3%N/A0.2 $33.76 9/15/202227,500 shares $1.01 million +27.3%N/A0.2 $36.60 8/31/202221,600 shares $806,544.00 +56.5%N/A0.1 $37.34 8/15/202213,800 shares $565,938.00 +55.1%N/A0.1 $41.01 7/31/20228,900 shares $351,995.00 +7.2%N/A0.1 $39.55 7/15/20228,300 shares $311,084.00 -76.4%N/A0.1 $37.48 6/30/202235,200 shares $1.29 million -38.6%N/A0.6 $36.60 6/15/202257,300 shares $2.10 million +227.4%N/A0.9 $36.60 5/31/202217,500 shares $692,650.00 +8.7%N/A0.2 $39.58 5/15/202216,100 shares $626,612.00 -43.7%N/A0.2 $38.92 4/30/202228,600 shares $1.13 million -2.7%N/A0.3 $39.43 4/15/202229,400 shares $1.23 million -28.8%N/A0.3 $41.83 3/31/202241,300 shares $1.76 million -32.5%N/A0.3 $42.67 3/15/202261,200 shares $2.49 million +266.5%N/A0.4 $40.62 2/28/202216,700 shares $685,034.00 -49.7%N/A0.1 $41.02 2/15/202233,200 shares $1.39 million +2.8%N/A0.1 $41.83 1/31/202232,300 shares $1.37 million +64.0%N/A0.1 $42.50 1/15/202219,700 shares $855,768.00 +155.8%N/A0.1 $43.44 12/31/20217,700 shares $341,110.00 -9.4%N/A0 $44.30 12/15/20218,500 shares $374,340.00 -71.8%N/A0 $44.04 11/30/202130,100 shares $1.27 million -34.3%N/A0.2 $42.32 11/15/202145,800 shares $1.98 million +353.5%N/A0.4 $43.14 10/29/202110,100 shares $432,886.00 -53.9%N/A0.3 $42.86 10/15/202121,900 shares $906,660.00 -41.0%N/A0.7 $41.40 9/30/202137,100 shares $1.50 million +222.6%N/A1.1 $40.32 9/15/202111,500 shares $478,055.00 -90.7%N/A0.3 $41.57 8/31/2021123,500 shares $5.18 million +536.6%N/A4.4 $41.97 8/13/202119,400 shares $807,816.00 +9.0%N/A0.7 $41.64 7/30/202117,800 shares $727,130.00 -66.0%N/A0.6 $40.85 7/15/202152,400 shares $2.12 million -26.3%N/A0.8 $40.47 6/30/202171,100 shares $2.82 million +35.7%N/A1.2 $39.72 6/15/202152,400 shares $2.04 million -8.9%N/A0.9 $39.01 5/28/202157,500 shares $2.22 million +202.6%N/A1 $38.68 5/14/202119,000 shares $725,990.00 +18,900.0%N/A0.3 $38.21Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000” (Ad)Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. Should you sit on the sideline while this is happening?That's why we put together a 100% FREE 2025 Gold Guide to show you exactly how to protect and grow y 4/30/2021100 shares $3,863.00 -90.0%N/A0 $38.63 4/15/20211,000 shares $37,960.00 -47.4%N/A0 $37.96 3/31/20211,900 shares $69,712.90 +111.1%N/A0 $36.69 3/15/2021900 shares $32,742.00 -89.9%N/A0 $36.38 2/26/20218,900 shares $317,196.00 +368.4%N/A0.1 $35.64 2/12/20211,900 shares $69,749.00 -67.8%N/A0 $36.71 1/29/20215,900 shares $210,453.00 +51.3%N/A0.1 $35.67 1/15/20213,900 shares $139,230.00 No ChangeN/A0 $35.70 9/30/202020,000 shares $660,200.00 +334.8%N/A0.2 $33.01 9/15/202016,800 shares $557,934.72 +265.2%N/A0.2 $33.21 8/31/20204,600 shares $156,860.00 -43.2%N/A0.1 $34.10 8/14/20208,100 shares $261,144.00 -68.1%N/A0.1 $32.24 7/31/202025,400 shares $795,782.00 +161.9%N/A0.4 $31.33 7/15/20209,700 shares $302,737.00 -4.0%N/A0.1 $31.21 6/30/202010,100 shares $298,657.00 -54.7%N/A0.2 $29.57 6/15/202022,300 shares $658,503.39 -84.2%N/A0.3 $29.53 5/29/2020141,400 shares $4.20 million +836.4%N/A1.5 $29.72 5/15/202015,100 shares $431,860.00 -71.9%N/A0.2 $28.60 4/30/202053,700 shares $1.56 million +347.5%N/A0.5 $29.05 4/15/202012,000 shares $342,720.00 -18.9%N/A0.1 $28.56 3/31/202014,800 shares $383,616.00 +60.9%N/A0.2 $25.92 3/13/20209,200 shares $249,412.00 -88.4%N/A0.4 $27.11 2/28/202079,400 shares $2.28 million +81.3%N/A1 $28.67 USMC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 43,500 shares of USMC short. Learn More on Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's current short interest. Is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 43,500 shares, a decrease of 0.9% from the previous total of 43,900 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. How does Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF: VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (1.22%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (21.57%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.74%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (11.61%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.13%), First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.06%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.12%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.07%), First Trust Growth Strength ETF (0.13%), Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.82%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF stock? Short selling USMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF as its price is falling. USMC shares are trading down $1.14 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. Mega-Cap ETF? A short squeeze for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 USMC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Principal U.S. Mega-Cap 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 USMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF Short Interest ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ Short Interest First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund Short Interest Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares Short Interest Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund Short Interest First Trust Growth Strength ETF Short Interest Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:USMC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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