Tech Sector ETF $XLK Sees 1.8% Short Interest, Highest in Six Years

The statement claims that XLK has a short interest of 1.8%, representing the highest level in six years. Authoritative data providers such as DTCC and MarketBeat offer direct access to historical and current short-interest metrics, and both show current short interest close to 1.8%. MarketBeat's historical dataset supports that this level is unusually high compared to prior years. Multiple independent secondary sources, including social media posts from Kobeissi Letter and commentary on Substack, explicitly state that the 1.8% figure is the highest in six years. While these secondary sources are less authoritative, they appear to be based on primary short-interest datasets from exchange or DTCC data. There is no contradictory evidence suggesting that short interest was higher at any point in the past six years, and the claim is consistent across the sources reviewed. The alignment between authoritative primary sources and consistent secondary reporting increases confidence in the truth of the statement.