ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Silver shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 532,000 shares of AGQ short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Silver's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ProShares Ultra Silver: Jane Street Group LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ProShares Ultra Silver saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 532,000 shares, a drop of 40.6% from the previous total of 895,500 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 ProShares Ultra Silver: abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF (2.09%), ProShares UltraShort Silver (6.64%), and iShares Silver Trust (10.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Silver as its price is falling. AGQ shares are trading up $0.77 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.

A short squeeze for ProShares Ultra Silver 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 AGQ, 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 AGQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.