SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SonicShares Global Shipping ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 4,500 shares of BOAT short. 0.35% of SonicShares Global Shipping ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SonicShares Global Shipping ETF's current short interest.

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. 0.35% of SonicShares Global Shipping ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

SonicShares Global Shipping ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,500 shares, an increase of 114.3% from the previous total of 2,100 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.

0.35% of SonicShares Global Shipping ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SonicShares Global Shipping ETF: Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares (0.65%), First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (1.93%), ProShares Ultra Industrials (0.14%), Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares (2.80%), Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (2.44%), MAX Airlines -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (4.26%), ProShares UltraShort Industrials (1.40%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (0.10%), DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF (0.30%), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (1.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BOAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SonicShares Global Shipping ETF as its price is falling. BOAT shares are trading up $0.21 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 SonicShares Global Shipping 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 BOAT, 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 BOAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.