Abrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Abrdn Australia Equity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 32,600 shares of IAF short. Learn More on Abrdn Australia Equity Fund's current short interest.

Abrdn Australia Equity Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,600 shares, a drop of 54.5% from the previous total of 71,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "asset management" compare to Abrdn Australia Equity Fund: Bitcoin Group SE (0.01%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Abrdn Australia Equity Fund 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 Abrdn Australia Equity Fund 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 IAF, 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 IAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.