PICK Short Interest
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (PICK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $2.08B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. The iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in mining, extraction or production of diversified metals, excluding gold and silver. public since 2012-02-02.
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
- 2026-04-30
- Short Interest
- 489.6K
- Previous Short Interest
- 621.4K
- Change
- -21.21%
- Days to Cover
- 1.32
- Avg Daily Volume
- 371.6K
- Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
- 4.12
Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF.
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Frequently asked PICK short interest questions
- What is the current PICK short interest?
- As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (PICK) short interest is 489.6K shares, a -21.21% 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 PICK days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 1.32, 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 PICK 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.