SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) short interest & short volume · 271K shares short
SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
BWZ short interest rose 45.4% to 271K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (5.8 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 46.0% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 48.1% the 20 sessions before, the 68th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 2, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 271K
- prior 186K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 5.8
- avg vol 47K
- Change vs prior report
- +45.4%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 271K | $7.2M | +45.4% | — | 5.8 | $26.67 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 186K | $5.0M | +49.4% | — | 5.6 | $26.79 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 125K | $3.4M | -41.4% | — | 2.6 | $27.19 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 213K | $5.8M | +49.0% | — | 1.6 | $27.26 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 143K | $3.9M | -82.1% | — | 3.6 | $27.16 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 798K | $21.6M | +1368.8% | — | 5.8 | $27.13 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 95.1%
- 190K of 199K
- 20-day average
- 46.0%
- prior 48.1%
- Percentile vs own history
- 68th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · BWZ overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 189,571 | 199,430 | 95.1% |
| 2026-11-10 | 5,131 | 44,175 | 11.6% |
| 2026-11-09 | 7,055 | 15,594 | 45.2% |
| 2026-11-06 | 7,478 | 16,363 | 45.7% |
| 2026-11-05 | 13,189 | 33,080 | 39.9% |
| 2026-11-04 | 2,345 | 8,588 | 27.3% |
| 2026-11-03 | 10,318 | 25,063 | 41.2% |
| 2026-11-02 | 20,123 | 35,676 | 56.4% |
| 2026-10-30 | 17,327 | 23,684 | 73.2% |
| 2026-10-29 | 10,900 | 51,989 | 21.0% |
BWZ short interest FAQ
What is BWZ's short interest?
SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) had 271K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does BWZ have?
5.8 days: 271K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 47K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is BWZ short interest rising or falling?
BWZ short interest rose (+45.4%) from 186K to 271K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is BWZ a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores BWZ 28 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 14.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 13.6/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of BWZ daily volume is sold short?
46.0% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 68th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was BWZ's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) was 189,571 shares, 95.1% of 199,430 total volume.
How many BWZ short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did BWZ short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ) moved from 11.6% on Nov 10, 2026 to 95.1% on Nov 11, 2026, up 83.5 percentage points.
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