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title: "Most and least shorted tech stocks with up to $2B market cap as of April"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284912390.md"
description: "Short interest in tech stocks with market caps under $2B is highly varied. The most shorted stocks, including Xiao-I (AIXI) at 66%, C3.ai (AI), and indie Semiconductor (INDI), reflect investor skepticism towards AI and semiconductor valuations. Conversely, the least shorted stocks show minimal short interest below 1%, indicating low institutional involvement. Key small- to mid-cap tech ETFs include Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF and SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF."
datetime: "2026-05-01T14:53:18.000Z"
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# Most and least shorted tech stocks with up to $2B market cap as of April

Short interest in sub-$2B tech names is sharply bifurcated, with investors heavily betting against a concentrated group of AI-linked and semiconductor stocks while largely ignoring the rest of the small-cap universe. The most shorted names, led by Xiao-I (AIXI) at nearly 66% and including C3.ai (AI), indie Semiconductor (INDI), and BigBear.ai (BBAI...

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