MDYG Short Interest

State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (MDYG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.83B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF strives to deliver investment performance that closely aligns with the total return of the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index (the "Index"), excluding the impact of charges and operational costs. public since 2005-11-15.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-06-15
Short Interest
141.0K
Previous Short Interest
37.8K
Change
272.78%
Days to Cover
1.85
Avg Daily Volume
76.3K
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
1.04

Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF.

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Frequently asked MDYG short interest questions

What is the current MDYG short interest?
As of the Jun 15, 2026 settlement, State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (MDYG) short interest is 141.0K shares, a +272.78% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the MDYG days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 1.85, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does MDYG short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.