iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares Global Materials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 2,200 shares of MXI short. Learn More on iShares Global Materials ETF's current short interest.

iShares Global Materials ETF saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200 shares, an increase of 450.0% from the previous total of 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 iShares Global Materials ETF: Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (1.01%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.10%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.10%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.11%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.15%), U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (0.57%), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (19.69%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.19%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (0.62%), VanEck Steel ETF (1.15%),

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 MXI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares Global Materials ETF as its price is falling. MXI shares are trading up $0.03 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 Global Materials 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 MXI, 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 MXI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.