ProShares Ultra Industrials (UXI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Industrials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 600 shares of UXI short. 0.11% of ProShares Ultra Industrials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Industrials' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.11% of ProShares Ultra Industrials' floating shares are currently sold short.

ProShares Ultra Industrials saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, a decrease of 77.8% from the previous total of 2,700 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.

0.11% of ProShares Ultra Industrials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares Ultra Industrials: Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares (4.57%), First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (0.12%), Direxion Daily Industrials Bull 3X Shares (0.42%), SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (2.92%), Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (1.21%), MAX Airlines -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.70%), ProShares UltraShort Industrials (1.20%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (0.08%), DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF (0.33%), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (1.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UXI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Industrials as its price is falling. UXI shares are trading up $1.39 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 ProShares Ultra Industrials 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 UXI, 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 UXI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.