John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (JHSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 15,100 shares of JHSC short. Learn More on John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF's current short interest.

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,100 shares, a decrease of 24.5% from the previous total of 20,000 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 John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (0.04%), JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.02%), Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.70%), Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.10%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (0.09%), iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (0.09%), JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (0.16%), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.85%), Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (1.81%), iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (0.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JHSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF as its price is falling. JHSC shares are trading down $0.24 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 John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap 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 JHSC, 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 JHSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.