XMHQ stock
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) short interest & short volume · 68K shares short
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
XMHQ short interest rose 4.3% to 68K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 56.4% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 51.2% the 20 sessions before, the 97th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 68K
- prior 66K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 211K
- Change vs prior report
- +4.3%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 68K | $7.9M | +4.3% | — | 1.0 | $115.22 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 66K | $7.3M | -58.3% | — | 1.0 | $111.65 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 157K | $18.1M | +112.2% | — | 1.1 | $114.78 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 74K | $8.7M | -14.1% | — | 1.0 | $117.53 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 86K | $10.3M | +76.4% | — | 1.0 | $119.88 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 49K | $5.6M | +69.3% | — | 1.0 | $114.92 |
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)
- 58.0%
- 56K of 96K
- 20-day average
- 56.4%
- prior 51.2%
- Percentile vs own history
- 97th
- 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 · XMHQ overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 55,932 | 96,456 | 58.0% |
| 2026-11-10 | 67,690 | 108,960 | 62.1% |
| 2026-11-09 | 80,340 | 124,903 | 64.3% |
| 2026-11-06 | 105,320 | 363,474 | 29.0% |
| 2026-11-05 | 170,879 | 262,037 | 65.2% |
| 2026-11-04 | 106,495 | 186,466 | 57.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 118,744 | 233,424 | 50.9% |
| 2026-11-02 | 77,201 | 144,864 | 53.3% |
| 2026-10-30 | 54,852 | 158,336 | 34.6% |
| 2026-10-29 | 120,280 | 229,212 | 52.5% |
XMHQ short interest FAQ
What is XMHQ's short interest?
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) had 68K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does XMHQ have?
1.0 days: 68K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 211K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is XMHQ short interest rising or falling?
XMHQ short interest rose (+4.3%) from 66K to 68K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is XMHQ a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores XMHQ 4 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 1.3/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of XMHQ daily volume is sold short?
56.4% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 97th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was XMHQ's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) was 55,932 shares, 58.0% of 96,456 total volume.
How many XMHQ short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did XMHQ short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) moved from 62.1% on Nov 10, 2026 to 58.0% on Nov 11, 2026, down 4.1 percentage points.
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