Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Principal Active High Yield ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 37,700 shares of YLD short. Learn More on Principal Active High Yield ETF's current short interest.

Principal Active High Yield ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,700 shares, an increase of 528.3% from the previous total of 6,000 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 Principal Active High Yield ETF: Adaptive Alpha Opportunities ETF (0.29%), Franklin Systematic Style Premia ETF (0.05%), SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF (0.30%), Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF (0.33%), WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund (0.17%), KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (0.31%), AAM Low Duration Preferred & Income Securities ETF (0.61%), HCM Defender 500 Index ETF (0.24%), Alexis Practical Tactical ETF (0.15%), Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF (0.04%),

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 YLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Active High Yield ETF as its price is falling. 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 Principal Active High 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 YLD, 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 YLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.