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Market short interest shifts in September reports

Short interest surged sharply at one firm while dropping at others amid broader Nasdaq and ETF position changes.

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Oct 14, 2026
Short interest fell sharply across five U.S. ETFs as of Sept. 30, with some dropping over 99%.
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September short interest rose sharply for Hansa Biopharma, Revelation Biosciences, Sunshine Biopharma and QHSLab.
Oct 17, 2026
September short interest rose 131% for Pacer American Energy Independence ETF and 176.2% for Pacer Swan SOS Moderate ETF.
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September Short Interest Rises Across Five Securities including TDK, TryHard Holdings, and four funds.
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Crypto Fund Short Interest Diverges in September

September short interest fell sharply for Grayscale’s Bitcoin Covered Call ETF, down 57.5%, and BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, down 60.1%. By contrast, short interest in Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust more than doubled, rising 111%.

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September Short Interest Rises Across Five Securities

Several unrelated stocks and ETFs reported sharp increases in September short interest, including TDK, TryHard Holdings, and four funds; short positions remained a small share of outstanding shares, with days-to-cover ratios generally low. TryHard also retained a consensus sell rating.

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Five ETFs See Divergent September Short-Interest Moves

September short interest moved sharply in both directions across five ETFs: it rose 131% for Pacer American Energy Independence and 176.2% for Pacer Swan SOS Moderate, while falling 70.8% for AXS Astoria Real Assets, 89.4% for ProShares Inflation Expectations and 65.9% for Pacer Trendpilot European. Despite the swings, short positions remained a small share of outstanding shares in each fund.

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Filings Show Advisers Shift ETF Holdings

Institutional investors reported mixed changes to ETF holdings in the third quarter: several firms cut positions in semiconductor funds, Invesco QQQ and an international developed-markets fund, while CoreCap Advisors opened a position in the Invesco RAFI U.S. 1000 ETF. Other investors added to or initiated holdings across the funds, reflecting varied portfolio moves rather than a uniform trend.

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Annex Advisory cuts small-cap ETF stake by 94% in Q3

Annex Advisory Services’ third-quarter filings show it added to or opened positions in the iShares Global 100 ETF, LandBridge, Taiwan Semiconductor and the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF. It sharply reduced its holding in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF, selling about 94% of its shares.

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September Short Interest Swings Across Five Health Firms

September short interest rose sharply for Hansa Biopharma, Revelation Biosciences, Sunshine Biopharma and QHSLab, with reported increases ranging from about 198% to 518%. In contrast, Biofrontera’s short interest fell 68%.

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Twenty-five House Democrats urged the FAA in October 2026 to pause SMART, the AI tool live since Sept. 21 at Reagan National, Dulles and BWI, until safety testing details are released.

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Farther Finance Reports Stakes Across Four ETFs

Farther Finance Advisors made a new $4.5 million investment in the Applied Finance Valuation Large Cap ETF and increased its holdings in the Vanguard Health Care, Defiance Quantum and iShares 7–10 Year Treasury Bond ETFs during the third quarter. Other institutional investors also reported purchases and stake increases in several of the funds.

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Reports Show Short Positions Shifting Across Markets

Nasdaq-reported short interest across its listed securities rose to 23.09 billion shares at Sept. 30, up from 22.52 billion two weeks earlier, while days to cover fell. Separate reports noted a sharp percentage increase in short interest for the Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF and growing leveraged crypto short bets; Sweden’s largest disclosed stock shorts also shifted, with Electrolux posting the biggest increase and AAK the biggest decrease.

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September Short Interest Swings Across Four Stocks

September short interest surged in Cyabra, rising 2,457% to about 1.55 million shares, and Izotropic, up 1,938% to 17,142 shares. It fell sharply in ProShares Ultra Communication Services Select Sector, down 95.7% to 35 shares, and Spacsphere Acquisition, down 91.3% to 36 shares.

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Short Interest Surges 2,307% at One Firm While Dropping Sharply at Three Others

Kenedix Office Investment short interest surged 2,307% to 18,847 shares in September while HPS, Klöckner, Alpex, NEXON, and Karbon posted drops of 90% or more.

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Short Interest Plunges Across Five U.S. ETFs

Five U.S. ETFs saw short interest fall 91.7% to 99.1% as of Sept. 30; CFO dropped 99.1% to 1 share and cut its dividend to $0.0843.

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