US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF (XBIL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 27,200 shares of XBIL short. Learn More on US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF's current short interest.

US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 27,200 shares, a drop of 23.8% from the previous total of 35,700 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 US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF: iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF (0.29%), US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF (0.36%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (0.38%), iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (0.46%), US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF (0.51%), iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (0.41%), iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (0.30%), iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF (0.16%), iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (0.30%), US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XBIL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF as its price is falling. 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 US Treasury 6 Month Bill 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 XBIL, 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 XBIL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.