YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF (FBY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 96,500 shares of FBY short. 0.89% of YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF: Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.89% of YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 96,500 shares, an increase of 10.8% from the previous total of 87,100 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.

0.89% of YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF: GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF (9.30%), YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF (2.23%), YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF (2.57%), YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF (1.54%), YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF (1.82%), GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF (3.00%), Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares (7.73%), Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares (12.04%), YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF (0.78%), Direxion Daily META Bull 2X Shares (15.66%),

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 FBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from YieldMax META Option Income Strategy ETF as its price is falling. FBY shares are trading up $0.20 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 YieldMax META Option Income Strategy 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 FBY, 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 FBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.