Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (NASDAQ: PSCC - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 10,572 shares, a growth of 86.8% from the February 12th total of 5,661 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,358
PSCC holds the 25 Consumer Staples stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Its expense ratio is 0.29% and the ETF has $48 million in assets under management. Despite its unpopularity, PSCC has outperformed XLP, its large-cap counterpart, since its inception in April 2010. However, it's struggled since 2024, which I attribute to its unappealing fundamentals. Namely, PSCC's growth rates have dried up, and its margin of safety is much lower than XLP's due to mid-single-digit net and free cash flow margins.