Short Sellers Flee China Tech ETF Like It Owes Them Money
- Who
- Short sellers and the KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF (KTEC)
- What
- Short interest plummeted 79.3% in the second half of August, dropping from 108,843 shares to 22,505 shares
- When
- August 31, 2026
- Where
- NYSE Arca
KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF (NYSEARCA:KTEC) saw short interest fall to 22,505 shares as of August 31st, down 79.3% from the August 15th total of 108,843 shares. The remaining short position represents approximately 0.5% of shares outstanding. The data covers the final two weeks of August trading.
Nothing signals conviction like a 79% retreat in fourteen days.
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