Apple (AAPL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Apple shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 101,910,000 shares of AAPL short. Learn More on Apple's current short interest.

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. AAPL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Apple's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Apple: McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc., Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Oak Family Advisors LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA , Raymond James & Associates, MBL Wealth LLC, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC, Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Northeast Financial Group Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Austin Private Wealth LLC, Traynor Capital Management Inc., AdvisorNet Financial Inc, MJP Associates Inc. ADV, Nomura Holdings Inc., Tortoise Investment Management LLC, Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos LTDA., Readystate Asset Management LP, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, DRW Securities LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Citadel Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Timelo Investment Management Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Advisor OS LLC, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Warberg Asset Management LLC, RB Capital Management LLC, Yong Rong HK Asset Management Ltd, Mission Wealth Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, XR Securities LLC, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, CWM LLC, Signaturefd LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Oak Family Advisors LLC, and Valeo Financial Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Apple saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 101,910,000 shares, a decrease of 6.3% from the previous total of 108,780,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Apple: Microsoft Co. (0.77%), Alphabet Inc. (0.30%), NVIDIA Co. (1.16%), Alphabet Inc. (0.47%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.24%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (0.43%), Dell Technologies Inc. (2.73%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (5.20%), Omnicell, Inc. (5.16%), One Stop Systems, Inc. (0.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AAPL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Apple as its price is falling. AAPL shares are trading down $0.59 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.

A short squeeze for Apple 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 AAPL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AAPL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.