iShares Trust - iShares Semiconductor ETF
NASDAQSOXX utilization climbs to 94.48%, near its 52-week high of 100%, as available shares to borrow remain scarce.
SOXX has had a volatile week: up 5.2% over seven days, then dropping 5.9% on Tuesday alone to close at $591.24 — and the short sellers who've been building this position for six weeks are only barely standing down. The…
SOXX fell 7.1% this week to $562.14 — and short sellers responded not by covering, but by adding more. Short interest has climbed to 18.5% of free float, up from 16.8% when Thursday's 10.4% single-day drop hit last…
Snapshot as of 21 Jun 2026
The bears who spent weeks building into SOXX finally saw the trade work: the iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 10.4% on Thursday, its sharpest single-day drop in recent memory, leaving the fund at $539.77 and down 5.2% on…
SOXX has surged 32% in a month. Short sellers are responding by adding — not covering. Short interest now stands at 16.7% of float. That's up 21.5% in one week alone, the highest level recorded in recent sessions. The…
SOXX rallied nearly 6% on the week, yet the bears haven't moved on — short interest remains elevated at 15.8% of float while options positioning has turned more defensive than at any point in months. The borrow picture…
SOXX is trading two conflicting signals at once. Short sellers are adding positions at the fastest pace in weeks — yet options traders are the most bullish they've been in months. Something has to give. Short interest…
SOXX has pulled back 3.7% this week, and for the first time since the May surge, short sellers are quietly rebuilding positions rather than running for cover. The short interest story has shifted noticeably from a week…
SOXX has just delivered its strongest month in memory — yet the options market is more defensive than at any point in recent history, creating an unusual split between price performance and hedging activity. The rally…
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