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Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) short interest & options flow

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SCHA, the Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF, is a fund where very little about the short side normally warrants attention. That changed in September. Short interest has more than doubled in a month, the put/call ratio is running above its recent average, and the fund is down 4.2% in October. The short interest story is the standout here, not because the absolute level is threatening but…

Latest pulse7 Oct 2026

SCHA cost to borrow surges 140% over the past week to 0.44%, though remains low in absolute terms.

$33.39+3.18% 1d+1.03% 1w+1.83% 1mClose: 9 Nov 2026
Short interest % of float
Low and dropping
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Cost to borrow
Low
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Availability
High and rising
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Market cap
$22.33B
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Key data as of 10 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 9, 2026

Latest signals on SCHA

  • Cost to Borrow

    SCHA cost to borrow surges 140% over the past week to 0.44%, though remains low in absolute terms.

  • Short Interest

    SCHA short interest surges 74% over one week to 0.37% of float, driven by a 177% jump in shares on loan since late August.

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