What is the most shorted ETF?
In fact, SPY, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), the Nasdaq-100 tracking ETF, are almost always the three most shorted ETFs in the U.S. That is the case today, but as recent data from S3 Partners indicate, traders boosted bearish bets in some other well-known ETFs during the week that ended ...
In fact, SPY, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and the Invesco QQQ (QQQ), the Nasdaq-100 tracking ETF, are almost always the three most shorted ETFs in the U.S. That is the case today, but as recent data from S3 Partners indicate, traders boosted bearish bets in some other well-known ETFs during the week that ended ...
| Symbol Symbol | Company Name | Float Shorted (%) |
|---|---|---|
| BCAN BCAN | BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc. | 75.67% |
| RILY RILY | B. Riley Financial Inc. | 75.47% |
| IMPP IMPP | Imperial Petroleum Inc. | 64.08% |
| BMEA BMEA | Biomea Fusion Inc. | 47.75% |
| Ticker | ETF Name | 1 month return |
|---|---|---|
| KOLD | ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas | 11.99% |
| BZQ | ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped | 7.73% |
| AAPD | Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares ETF | 6.60% |
| TMV | Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares | 4.39% |
Short Squeeze: A short squeeze occurs when there is a rapid increase in the price of a heavily shorted ETF. Short sellers rush to cover their positions, buying shares in the market, which can lead to a further price increase. This situation can result in substantial losses for short sellers.
| Symbol | Name | Price (Intraday) |
|---|---|---|
| NVAX | Novavax, Inc. | 4.3000 |
| UPST | Upstart Holdings, Inc. | 24.75 |
| TRUP | Trupanion, Inc. | 24.60 |
| IRBT | iRobot Corporation | 9.09 |
The largest Ultra-Short Term ETF is the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF BIL with $31.84B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Ultra-Short Term ETF was IBHD at 8.44%. The most recent ETF launched in the Ultra-Short Term space was the Nuveen Ultra Short Income ETF NUSB on 03/05/24.
What Was the Bigggest Short Squeeze in History? The biggest short squeeze in history happened to Volkswagen stock in 2008. Although the auto maker's prospects seemed dismal, the company's outlook suddenly reversed when Porsche revealed a controlling stake.
Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks*
The list includes B. Riley Financial, Fisker, Trupanion, Upstart, Beyond Meat, Novavax, Carvana, Biiomea Fusion, Frontier Group, and C3.ai.
Put simply, a short sale involves the sale of a stock an investor does not own. When an investor engages in short selling, two things can happen. If the price of the stock drops, the short seller can buy the stock at the lower price and make a profit. If the price of the stock rises, the short seller will lose money.
What are the top 5 ETFs to buy?
| ETF | Assets Under Management | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) | $70 billion | 0.10% |
| VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) | $16.3 billion | 0.35% |
| Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (XMMO) | $1.6 billion | 0.34% |
| SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) | $1.8 billion | 0.35% |
The largest Aggressive ETF is the iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF AOA with $1.86B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Aggressive ETF was AOA at 17.32%. The most recent ETF launched in the Aggressive space was the iShares ESG Aware Aggressive Allocation ETF EAOA on 06/12/20.
| Symbol | Name | 5-Year Return |
|---|---|---|
| XMHQ | Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF | 17.62% |
| VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 17.48% |
| QTEC | First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund | 17.46% |
| COPX | Global X Copper Miners ETF | 17.33% |
Investors who wish to hold inverse ETFs for periods exceeding one day must actively manage and rebalance their positions to mitigate compounding risk.
For most standard, unleveraged ETFs that track an index, the maximum you can theoretically lose is the amount you invested, driving your investment value to zero. However, it's rare for broad-market ETFs to go to zero unless the entire market or sector it tracks collapses entirely.
Although short squeezes may occur naturally in the stock market the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) states that abusing short sale practices is illegal.
When a stock is heavily shorted, and investors are buying shares — which pushes the price up — short sellers start buying to cover their position and minimize losses as the price keeps rising. This can create a "short squeeze": Short sellers keep having to buy the stock, pushing the price up even higher and higher.
Finance: You can get a list of the most shorted stocks based on the percentage of shares outstanding from the NYSE and Nasdaq by clicking on the Screeners tab on the homepage and going to the Most Shorted Stocks link. 3 You can also find short information for specific stocks.
This ratio is calculated by dividing the number of shares sold short by the average daily trading volume of the stock. A higher ratio indicates significant short interest. Financial news outlets and investment research platforms often discuss heavily shorted stocks and market trends related to short selling.
Leveraged 3X Inverse/Short ETFs seek to provide three times the opposite return of an index for a single day. These funds can be invested in stocks, various market sectors, bonds or futures contracts.
What ETF has the most momentum?
| Ticker | ETF Name | Active Share vs. Russell 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | 99.00% |
| QMOM | Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF | 96.98% |
| SPMO | Invesco S&P 500 Momentum Portfolio | 99.87% |
| VFMO | Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF | 75.79% |
About JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
Under normal circ*mstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated short-term fixed, variable and floating rate debt.
The combination of new buyers and panicked short sellers creates a rapid rise in price that can be stunning and unprecedented. A short squeeze gets its name because short sellers are being squeezed out of their positions, usually at a loss.
But there's no ceiling on the stock. You can sell it at $10 and then be forced to buy it back at $20 … or $200 … or $2 million. There is no theoretical limit on how high a stock can go. The first way to avoid getting squeezed is simply to avoid shorting.
1. Nvidia (NVDA) Nvidia is one of the best performing stocks of all-time and has richly rewarded shareholders over the past decade. Nvidia initially rose to prominence for its chips used for video-game graphics, but its business has boomed recently thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.
