Hedge fund managers and other professional investors predict increased shorting of US tech stocks Submitted 20/07/2021 - 10:40am New research from ETP provider GraniteShares shows nearly two out of three professional investors predict shorting of US tech stocks will increase over the next six months with nearly a fifth forecasting a dramatic increase. Its study with hedge funds, wealth managers, IFAs, fund managers and institutional investors found 63 per cent expect shorting of US tech stocks to increase over the next six months with 18 per cent predicting a dramatic increase.