METU Short Interest (August 31, 2026 Update)
Short interest for METU was 7.4M as of August 31, 2026, +9.2% from the prior report.
This page tracks METU short interest over time, including historical values, changes between reports, and days to cover.
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Dire | METU | Nasdaq | Latest report: August 31, 2026
At the latest settlement date of August 31, 2026, Direxion Shares ETF Trust Dire (METU) showed reported short interest of 7,355,857 shares. That compared with 6,737,414 shares in the prior report, a change of 618.4K shares, or +9.2%. The latest reported days to cover was 1.13, based on average daily volume of 6.5M.
The historical data currently tracked for METU includes 52 reported entries from June 14, 2024 to August 31, 2026. Over that span, reported short interest has ranged from 11.2K to 7.9M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | 7,355,857 | 6,737,414 | 618.4K | +9.2% | 6.5M | 1.13 |
| August 14, 2026 | 6,737,414 | 7,895,832 | -1.2M | -14.7% | 4.8M | 1.41 |
| July 31, 2026 | 7,895,832 | 4,292,060 | 3.6M | +84.0% | 4.4M | 1.78 |
| July 15, 2026 | 4,291,760 | 5,232,428 | -940.7K | -18.0% | 8.8M | 1 |
| June 30, 2026 | 5,232,428 | 5,874,123 | -641.7K | -10.9% | 3.9M | 1.34 |
| June 15, 2026 | 5,874,123 | 4,463,876 | 1.4M | +31.6% | 7.0M | 1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 4,463,876 | 3,996,820 | 467.1K | +11.7% | 5.0M | 1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,996,820 | 5,128,965 | -1.1M | -22.1% | 5.0M | 1 |
| April 30, 2026 | 5,128,965 | 3,999,162 | 1.1M | +28.2% | 4.3M | 1.18 |
| April 15, 2026 | 3,999,162 | 3,808,936 | 190.2K | +5.0% | 4.6M | 1 |
| March 31, 2026 | 3,808,936 | 3,898,547 | -89.6K | -2.3% | 3.8M | 1.01 |
| March 13, 2026 | 3,898,547 | 3,318,073 | 580.5K | +17.5% | 2.7M | 1.46 |
| February 27, 2026 | 3,318,073 | 2,912,310 | 405.8K | +13.9% | 1.7M | 1.97 |
| February 13, 2026 | 2,912,310 | 4,095,780 | -1.2M | -28.9% | 3.4M | 1 |
| January 30, 2026 | 4,095,780 | 4,469,549 | -373.8K | -8.4% | 5.8M | 1 |
| January 15, 2026 | 4,469,549 | 3,094,505 | 1.4M | +44.4% | 2.8M | 1.58 |
| December 31, 2025 | 3,094,505 | 3,537,270 | -442.8K | -12.5% | 2.2M | 1.38 |
| December 15, 2025 | 3,537,270 | 4,000,804 | -463.5K | -11.6% | 3.7M | 1 |
| November 28, 2025 | 4,000,804 | 4,375,261 | -374.5K | -8.6% | 5.5M | 1 |
| November 14, 2025 | 4,375,261 | 6,950,905 | -2.6M | -37.1% | 7.5M | 1 |
| October 31, 2025 | 6,950,905 | 1,505,701 | 5.4M | +361.6% | 6.7M | 1.03 |
| October 15, 2025 | 1,505,701 | 941,757 | 563.9K | +59.9% | 2.7M | 1 |
| September 15, 2025 | 580,508 | 474,610 | 105.9K | +22.3% | 511.6K | 1.13 |
| August 29, 2025 | 474,610 | 307,081 | 167.5K | +54.6% | 489.6K | 1 |
| August 15, 2025 | 307,081 | 627,400 | -320.3K | -51.1% | 715.6K | 1 |
| July 31, 2025 | 627,400 | 221,868 | 405.5K | +182.8% | 914.2K | 1 |
| July 15, 2025 | 221,868 | 306,982 | -85.1K | -27.7% | 497.8K | 1 |
| June 30, 2025 | 306,982 | 177,731 | 129.3K | +72.7% | 569.1K | 1 |
| June 13, 2025 | 177,731 | 171,582 | 6.1K | +3.6% | 662.6K | 1 |
| May 30, 2025 | 171,582 | 426,032 | -254.4K | -59.7% | 513.1K | 1 |
| May 15, 2025 | 426,032 | 996,125 | -570.1K | -57.2% | 1.4M | 1 |
| April 30, 2025 | 996,125 | 360,433 | 635.7K | +176.4% | 1.5M | 1 |
| April 15, 2025 | 360,433 | 182,918 | 177.5K | +97.0% | 1.2M | 1 |
| March 31, 2025 | 182,918 | 353,243 | -170.3K | -48.2% | 682.5K | 1 |
| February 28, 2025 | 294,370 | 172,212 | 122.2K | +70.9% | 506.5K | 1 |
| February 14, 2025 | 172,212 | 185,378 | -13.2K | -7.1% | 501.1K | 1 |
| January 31, 2025 | 185,378 | 184,706 | 672 | +0.4% | 851.0K | 1 |
| January 15, 2025 | 184,706 | 125,255 | 59.5K | +47.5% | 462.2K | 1 |
| December 31, 2024 | 125,255 | 21,810 | 103.4K | +474.3% | 302.2K | 1 |
| December 13, 2024 | 21,810 | 40,333 | -18.5K | -45.9% | 309.2K | 1 |
| November 29, 2024 | 40,333 | 113,437 | -73.1K | -64.4% | 174.4K | 1 |
| November 15, 2024 | 113,437 | 265,234 | -151.8K | -57.2% | 338.9K | 1 |
| October 31, 2024 | 265,234 | 67,543 | 197.7K | +292.7% | 395.7K | 1 |
| October 15, 2024 | 67,543 | 111,497 | -44.0K | -39.4% | 200.3K | 1 |
| September 30, 2024 | 111,497 | 22,292 | 89.2K | +400.2% | 206.0K | 1 |
| September 13, 2024 | 22,292 | 11,186 | 11.1K | +99.3% | 117.6K | 1 |
| August 30, 2024 | 11,186 | 64,991 | -53.8K | -82.8% | 179.1K | 1 |
| August 15, 2024 | 64,991 | 149,252 | -84.3K | -56.5% | 317.2K | 1 |
| July 31, 2024 | 149,252 | 89,316 | 59.9K | +67.1% | 257.2K | 1 |
| July 15, 2024 | 89,316 | 93,001 | -3.7K | -4.0% | 156.9K | 1 |
| June 28, 2024 | 93,001 | 52,198 | 40.8K | +78.2% | 157.8K | 1 |
| June 14, 2024 | 52,198 | 0 | 52.2K | +100.0% | 23.6K | 2.21 |