Sun Life Financial (SLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $56.60 -0.28 (-0.49%) (As of 09/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Sun Life Financial Short Interest DataSun Life Financial (SLF) has a short interest of 11.60 million shares, representing 2.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.27% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 17.0, indicating that it would take 17.0 days of the average trading volume of 702,730 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest11,600,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,520,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$632.43 millionShort Interest Ratio17.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2024Outstanding Shares577,570,000 sharesFloat Size577,410,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.01%Today's Trading Volume431,671 sharesAverage Trading Volume702,730 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average61% Short Selling Sun Life Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sun Life Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSLF Short Interest Over TimeSLF Days to Cover Over TimeSLF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceAre You Ready for a Small-Cap Rally?Jeff Bezos has just made a bold move into Quantum Computing as a Service (QaaS), a technology set to disrupt industries worth over $46 trillion. What's even more intriguing?Click here to uncover how you can get in on the ground floor. Sun Life Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/202411,600,000 shares $632.43 million +10.3%2.0%17 $54.52 8/15/202410,520,000 shares $542.62 million +94.5%1.8%14.3 $51.58 7/31/20245,410,000 shares $268.50 million -4.9%0.9%6.5 $49.63 7/15/20245,690,000 shares $287.12 million +116.4%1.0%6.9 $50.46 6/30/20242,630,000 shares $128.84 million -65.1%0.5%3 $48.99 6/15/20247,540,000 shares $358.68 million -36.8%1.3%8.7 $47.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SLF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sun Life Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/31/202411,930,000 shares $598.05 million +62.5%2.1%15.5 $50.13 5/15/20247,340,000 shares $373.02 million +143.9%1.3%9.6 $50.82 4/30/20243,010,000 shares $153.68 million -10.7%0.5%4.7 $51.06 4/15/20243,370,000 shares $170.99 million +69.4%0.6%5.3 $50.74 3/31/20241,990,000 shares $108.61 million -50.7%0.3%3.2 $54.58 3/15/20244,040,000 shares $220.71 million -72.6%0.7%6.5 $54.63 2/29/202414,740,000 shares $782.84 million +66.9%2.5%21.4 $53.11 2/15/20248,830,000 shares $472.27 million +413.4%1.5%11.5 $53.49 1/31/20241,720,000 shares $89.21 million +4.2%0.3%2.4 $51.87 1/15/20241,650,000 shares $84.12 million -8.8%0.3%2.3 $50.98 12/31/20231,810,000 shares $93.87 million -30.7%0.3%2.5 $51.86 12/15/20232,610,000 shares $133.40 million -77.2%0.5%3.6 $51.11 11/30/202311,460,000 shares $578.73 million +109.5%2.0%15.8 $50.50 11/15/20235,470,000 shares $275.80 million +9.0%0.9%8.3 $50.42 10/31/20235,020,000 shares $229.26 million -8.1%0.9%7.8 $45.67 10/15/20235,460,000 shares $266.61 million No Change0.9%9.3 $48.83 9/30/20235,460,000 shares $266.45 million +4.2%0.9%9.7 $48.80 9/15/20235,240,000 shares $264.99 million -41.2%0.9%9.4 $50.57 8/31/20238,910,000 shares $434.63 million +29.7%1.5%16.9 $48.78 8/15/20236,870,000 shares $335.84 million +185.1%1.2%15.4 $48.89 7/31/20232,410,000 shares $126.79 million +14.2%0.4%5.6 $52.61 7/15/20232,110,000 shares $107.80 million -1.9%0.4%4.8 $51.09 6/30/20232,150,000 shares $112.06 million -67.5%0.4%4.9 $52.12 6/15/20236,620,000 shares $336.69 million -50.8%1.1%15.2 $50.86 5/31/202313,460,000 shares $651.60 million +84.9%2.3%27.2 $48.41 5/15/20237,280,000 shares $358.61 million +148.5%1.2%13.4 $49.26 4/30/20232,930,000 shares $143.80 million -9.6%0.5%5.5 $49.08 4/15/20233,240,000 shares $155.33 million -21.0%0.6%6.2 $47.94 3/31/20234,100,000 shares $191.47 million +10.8%0.7%7.8 $46.70 3/15/20233,700,000 shares $164.80 million -72.1%0.6%7.1 $44.54 2/28/202313,240,000 shares $639.49 million +23.7%2.3%28.2 $48.30 2/15/202310,700,000 shares $543.03 million +286.3%1.8%23.5 $50.75 1/31/20232,770,000 shares $139.14 million +5.7%0.5%5.2 $50.23 1/15/20232,620,000 shares $126.62 million -0.8%0.5%4.6 $48.33 Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History? 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For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000!Click here now for the urgent details. 12/30/20222,640,000 shares $122.55 million -61.7%0.5%4.3 $46.42 12/15/20226,900,000 shares $315.47 million -29.2%1.2%9.7 $45.72 11/30/20229,740,000 shares $461.68 million -8.8%1.7%12.7 $47.40 11/15/202210,680,000 shares $491.07 million +11.0%1.8%13.6 $45.98 10/31/20229,620,000 shares $408.37 million +79.5%1.6%12.3 $42.45 10/15/20225,360,000 shares $211.56 million +3.1%0.9%6.9 $39.47 9/30/20225,200,000 shares $206.75 million -11.4%0.9%6.6 $39.76 9/15/20225,870,000 shares $258.28 million -13.2%1.0%8 $44.00 8/31/20226,760,000 shares $297.91 million -2.0%1.2%8.9 $44.07 8/15/20226,900,000 shares $330.72 million +25.9%1.2%8.7 $47.93 7/31/20225,480,000 shares $254.49 million +17.1%0.9%6.8 $46.44 7/15/20224,680,000 shares $203.07 million -1.9%0.8%5.7 $43.39 6/30/20224,770,000 shares $218.51 million +2.1%0.8%5.9 $45.81 6/15/20224,670,000 shares $216.31 million -46.4%N/A5.8 $46.32 5/31/20228,710,000 shares $425.14 million +115.6%1.5%11 $48.81 5/15/20224,040,000 shares $192.38 million +3.9%0.7%4.6 $47.62 4/30/20223,890,000 shares $193.53 million +19.3%0.7%4.5 $49.75 4/15/20223,260,000 shares $178.03 million +14.0%0.6%3.8 $54.61 3/31/20222,860,000 shares $159.67 million -69.4%0.5%3.3 $55.83 3/15/20229,350,000 shares $499.85 million -21.8%1.6%10.7 $53.46 2/28/202211,950,000 shares $628.09 million +202.5%2.0%14.3 $52.56 2/15/20223,950,000 shares $212.31 million +8.2%0.7%4.7 $53.75 1/31/20223,650,000 shares $206.59 million -12.5%0.6%4.6 $56.60 1/15/20224,170,000 shares $239.78 million +3.0%0.7%5.6 $57.50 12/31/20214,050,000 shares $225.54 million -24.2%0.7%5.5 $55.69 12/15/20215,340,000 shares $288.57 million -52.6%0.9%7.1 $54.04 11/30/202111,270,000 shares $598.21 million +98.4%1.9%15.1 $53.08 11/15/20215,680,000 shares $319.33 million +2.2%1.0%8 $56.22 10/29/20215,560,000 shares $316.75 million +5.1%1.0%8.1 $56.97 10/15/20215,290,000 shares $295.55 million -6.7%0.9%7.7 $55.87 9/30/20215,670,000 shares $291.72 million +8.8%1.0%8.7 $51.45 9/15/20215,210,000 shares $269.67 million +6.1%0.9%8.3 $51.76 8/31/20214,910,000 shares $252.57 million +225.2%0.8%7.5 $51.44 8/13/20211,510,000 shares $80.45 million No Change0.3%2.4 $53.28 7/15/20212,470,000 shares $125.80 million +7.9%0.4%4.2 $50.93 6/30/20212,290,000 shares $118.03 million +33.1%0.4%4.1 $51.54 6/15/20211,720,000 shares $89.85 million +13.2%0.3%3.1 $52.24 5/28/20211,520,000 shares $81.87 million +12.6%0.3%3 $53.86 5/14/20211,350,000 shares $72.18 million +15.4%0.2%2.3 $53.47 4/30/20211,170,000 shares $63.43 million -10.0%0.2%2.2 $54.21 4/15/20211,300,000 shares $67.28 million +41.2%0.2%2.4 $51.75 3/31/2021920,400 shares $46.66 million -14.8%0.2%1.7 $50.70 3/15/20211,080,000 shares $55.86 million -63.1%0.2%2.1 $51.72 2/26/20212,930,000 shares $146.41 million +154.8%0.5%5.6 $49.97 2/12/20211,150,000 shares $56.53 million -8.7%0.2%2 $49.16 1/29/20211,260,000 shares $58.82 million +17.8%0.2%2.3 $46.68 1/15/20211,070,000 shares $50.47 million +73.3%0.2%1.9 $47.17 12/31/2020617,600 shares $27.23 million +76.5%0.1%1.1 $44.09 12/15/2020349,900 shares $15.49 million -48.3%0.1%0.7 $44.28 11/30/2020676,200 shares $30.87 million -31.7%0.1%1.3 $45.65 Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History? 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For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000!Click here now for the urgent details. 11/15/2020990,000 shares $44.01 million -45.3%0.2%1.8 $44.45 10/30/20201,810,000 shares $71.80 million -21.7%0.3%3.7 $39.67 10/15/20202,310,000 shares $95.98 million +4.5%0.4%4.8 $41.55 9/30/20202,210,000 shares $90.01 million +2.3%0.4%0 $40.73 9/15/20202,160,000 shares $91.28 million -13.9%0.4%3.6 $42.26 8/31/20202,510,000 shares $104.84 million -7.4%0.4%4 $41.77 8/14/20202,710,000 shares $115.85 million +12.5%0.5%4 $42.75 7/31/20202,410,000 shares $93.92 million -23.7%0.4%3.6 $38.97 7/15/20203,160,000 shares $118.72 million +38.6%0.5%4.4 $37.57 6/30/20202,280,000 shares $81.19 million +4.1%0.4%3 $35.61 6/15/20202,190,000 shares $80.55 million -10.3%0.4%2.7 $36.78 5/29/20202,440,000 shares $85.20 million -9.3%0.4%2.7 $34.92 5/15/20202,690,000 shares $86.59 million +72.4%0.5%2.8 $32.19 4/30/20201,560,000 shares $55.22 million -9.3%0.3%1.6 $35.40 4/15/20201,720,000 shares $54.90 million +1.2%0.3%2 $31.92 3/31/20201,700,000 shares $52.82 million -37.1%0.3%2.1 $31.07 3/13/20202,701,900 shares $94.13 million -23.0%0.5%4.4 $34.84 2/28/20203,510,000 shares $85.71 million +13.6%0.6%5.7 $24.42 2/14/20203,090,000 shares $120.39 million -23.5%0.5%5.9 $38.96 1/31/20204,040,000 shares $188.10 million +5.2%0.7%7.5 $46.56 1/15/20203,840,000 shares $187.32 million +17.8%0.7%6.6 $48.78 12/31/20193,260,000 shares $157.59 million +232.0%0.6%5.7 $48.34 SLF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sun Life Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sun Life Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 11,600,000 shares of SLF short. 2.01% of Sun Life Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sun Life Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sun Life Financial? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SLF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 17.0. Learn More on Sun Life Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Sun Life Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sun Life Financial: SIG North Trading ULC, Bank of Montreal Can, Cibc World Market Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Sun Life Financial? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.01% of Sun Life Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sun Life Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sun Life Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,600,000 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the previous total of 10,520,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Sun Life Financial's float size? Sun Life Financial currently has issued a total of 577,570,000 shares. Some of Sun Life Financial's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Sun Life Financial currently has a public float of 577,410,000 shares. How does Sun Life Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.01% of Sun Life Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Sun Life Financial: Chubb Limited (1.38%), Manulife Financial Co. (2.03%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (0.74%), Prudential plc (0.03%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (7.61%), Everest Group, Ltd. (3.45%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (1.83%), Aegon Ltd. (0.20%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.30%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (5.90%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Sun Life Financial stock? Short selling SLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sun Life Financial as its price is falling. SLF shares are trading down $0.29 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Sun Life Financial? A short squeeze for Sun Life Financial occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SLF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sun Life Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024. 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