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What Happens When Active ETFs Have Exposure to Stocks That Are Shorted

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 22 October 2026, 18:19 UTC By Isabelle Lee 1 min read
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Here’s What Happens When Active ETFs Oppose Short Sellers Piling into stocks that are heavily shorted hasn’t been a winning strategy for active ETFs This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to ETF IQ, a weekly newsletter dedicated to the $22.5 trillion global ETF industry.

Here’s What Happens When Active ETFs Oppose Short Sellers Piling into stocks that are heavily shorted hasn’t been a winning strategy for active ETFs This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to ETF IQ, a weekly newsletter dedicated to the $22.5 trillion global ETF industry. I am Bloomberg reporter Isabelle Lee, in for Katie Greifeld. Shorting stocks has always been a bit of a Wall Street obsession. But for active ETFs, loading up on stocks that are heavily shorted hasn’t exactly been a winning strategy over time.
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