SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SPSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 463,800 shares of SPSM short. Learn More on SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF's current short interest.

SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 463,800 shares, a decrease of 50.6% from the previous total of 938,300 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 SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF: iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (4.11%), Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (5.89%), iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (4.72%), Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (0.46%), Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (0.22%), iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (0.86%), Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (0.56%), Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF (0.63%), Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (0.22%), Schwab US Small-Cap ETF (0.08%),

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 SPSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF as its price is falling. SPSM shares are trading down $0.41 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 SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 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 SPSM, 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 SPSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.