Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidelity High Dividend ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 94,300 shares of FDVV short. Learn More on Fidelity High Dividend ETF's current short interest.

Fidelity High Dividend ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 94,300 shares, a decrease of 87.3% from the previous total of 740,400 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 Fidelity High Dividend ETF: SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (0.63%), First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (0.08%), Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (0.06%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.02%), First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (0.06%), Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (2.35%), Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF (0.71%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (0.47%), WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.04%), Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (0.24%),

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 FDVV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidelity High Dividend ETF as its price is falling. FDVV shares are trading down $0.57 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 Fidelity High Dividend 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 FDVV, 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 FDVV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.