Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 17,800 shares of ISMD short. Learn More on Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF's current short interest.

Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,800 shares, an increase of 31.9% from the previous total of 13,500 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 Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF: Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.07%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (0.14%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-factor ETF (0.01%), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (0.05%), Timothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETF (0.35%), iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (0.12%), WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (2.32%), iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (2.52%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (0.06%), First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%),

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 ISMD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF as its price is falling. ISMD shares are trading up $0.13 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 Inspire Small/Mid Cap 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 ISMD, 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 ISMD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.