Russell 2000 Stocks Show Highest Short Interest Among Major Indices
Median short interest in Russell 2000 stocks is 5.5% of market cap, more than double that of Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 counterparts.
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Terms & Concepts
- Short interest: The percentage of a company's shares that have been sold short by investors but have not yet been covered or closed.
- Russell 2000: A stock market index tracking 2,000 small-cap U.S. companies.
- Small-cap stocks: Shares of companies with relatively small market capitalizations, typically between $300 million and $2 billion.