Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (TZA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 3,260,000 shares of TZA short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares: Jane Street Group LLC, and Astra Wealth Partners LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,260,000 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the previous total of 3,090,000 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 Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares: WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (0.45%), ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 (2.52%), First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (0.06%), ProShares UltraPro Russell 2000 (4.02%), iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (0.12%), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (0.35%), Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (0.14%), Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (0.32%), Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF (0.07%),

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 TZA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares as its price is falling. TZA shares are trading up $0.20 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 Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares 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 TZA, 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 TZA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.