Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 10,800 shares of RIET short. Learn More on Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,800 shares, an increase of 2,060.0% from the previous total of 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 Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF: iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (0.69%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (0.41%), Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares (5.35%), ProShares Ultra Real Estate (0.13%), iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (0.56%), SRH REIT Covered Call ETF (0.01%), ALPS Active REIT ETF (0.20%), Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares (5.80%), NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (0.21%), AXS Real Estate Income ETF (0.01%),

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 RIET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF as its price is falling. RIET shares are trading down $0.02 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 Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield 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 RIET, 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 RIET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.