iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF (IYC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 79,000 shares of IYC short. Learn More on iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. IYC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF's short interest ratio.

iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,000 shares, a decline of 65.0% from the previous total of 226,000 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 iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF: Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (0.23%), SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (57.63%), Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares (7.10%), SPDR S&P Retail ETF (788.52%), Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (1.53%), First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (1.76%), Columbia India Consumer ETF (0.15%), VanEck Retail ETF (0.65%), Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.24%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (1.59%),

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 IYC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF as its price is falling. IYC shares are trading down $0.17 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 iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary 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 IYC, 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 IYC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.