Apple (AAPL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Apple Short Interest Data

Apple (AAPL) has a short interest of 121.60 million shares. This marks a 3.31% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 61.30 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 121,600,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 117,700,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +3.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $27.33 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 1.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 15, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 15,334,081,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 0.79%
Today's Trading Volume: 48,344,449 shares
Average Trading Volume: 61,302,172 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 79%

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Apple Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
8/15/2024	121,600,000 shares	$27.33 billion	+3.3%	N/A	1.9	$224.72
7/31/2024	117,700,000 shares	$26.14 billion	-13.1%	N/A	1.8	$222.08
7/15/2024	135,380,000 shares	$31.73 billion	+2.4%	N/A	2	$234.40
6/30/2024	132,240,000 shares	$27.85 billion	-13.8%	N/A	1.9	$210.62
6/15/2024	153,410,000 shares	$32.60 billion	+35.1%	N/A	2.3	$212.49
5/31/2024	113,520,000 shares	$21.82 billion	+14.3%	N/A	1.9	$192.25
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5/15/2024	99,290,000 shares	$18.84 billion	+5.3%	N/A	1.6	$189.72
4/30/2024	94,310,000 shares	$16.06 billion	-7.5%	N/A	1.5	$170.33
4/15/2024	101,910,000 shares	$17.60 billion	-6.3%	N/A	1.7	$172.69
3/31/2024	108,780,000 shares	$18.65 billion	-1.9%	N/A	1.8	$171.48
3/15/2024	110,860,000 shares	$19.14 billion	-1.0%	N/A	1.9	$172.62
2/29/2024	111,930,000 shares	$20.23 billion	+14.6%	N/A	1.9	$180.75
2/15/2024	97,670,000 shares	$17.96 billion	-1.6%	N/A	1.8	$183.86
1/31/2024	99,240,000 shares	$18.30 billion	-2.0%	N/A	1.8	$184.40
1/15/2024	101,260,000 shares	$18.83 billion	-6.4%	N/A	1.9	$185.92
12/31/2023	108,220,000 shares	$20.84 billion	-10.0%	N/A	2	$192.53
12/15/2023	120,230,000 shares	$23.75 billion	+8.7%	N/A	2.2	$197.57
11/30/2023	110,650,000 shares	$21.02 billion	+4.5%	N/A	2	$189.95
11/15/2023	105,840,000 shares	$19.90 billion	+7.8%	N/A	1.8	$188.01
10/31/2023	98,190,000 shares	$16.77 billion	+5.6%	N/A	1.7	$170.77
10/15/2023	93,030,000 shares	$16.64 billion	-1.8%	N/A	1.6	$178.85
9/30/2023	94,730,000 shares	$16.22 billion	-11.7%	N/A	1.6	$171.21
9/15/2023	107,330,000 shares	$18.78 billion	+5.1%	N/A	1.9	$175.01
8/31/2023	102,090,000 shares	$19.18 billion	+14.9%	N/A	1.8	$187.87
8/15/2023	88,850,000 shares	$15.77 billion	-15.8%	N/A	1.6	$177.45
7/31/2023	105,460,000 shares	$20.72 billion	-16.7%	N/A	1.9	$196.45
7/15/2023	126,630,000 shares	$24.15 billion	+7.4%	N/A	2.2	$190.69
6/30/2023	117,870,000 shares	$22.86 billion	-2.8%	N/A	2.1	$193.97
6/15/2023	121,250,000 shares	$22.55 billion	+3.1%	N/A	2.1	$186.01
5/31/2023	117,650,000 shares	$20.85 billion	+7.1%	N/A	2	$177.25
5/15/2023	109,880,000 shares	$18.91 billion	-11.9%	N/A	1.9	$172.07
4/30/2023	124,660,000 shares	$21.15 billion	+8.4%	N/A	2.1	$169.68
4/15/2023	114,990,000 shares	$19.00 billion	+3.1%	N/A	1.8	$165.21
3/31/2023	111,570,000 shares	$18.40 billion	+3.9%	N/A	1.7	$164.90
3/15/2023	107,420,000 shares	$16.43 billion	-3.0%	N/A	1.5	$152.99
2/28/2023	110,770,000 shares	$16.33 billion	+6.2%	N/A	1.5	$147.41
2/15/2023	104,340,000 shares	$16.21 billion	-9.7%	N/A	1.4	$155.33
1/31/2023	115,480,000 shares	$16.66 billion	-5.2%	N/A	1.5	$144.29
1/15/2023	121,870,000 shares	$16.42 billion	-1.7%	N/A	1.5	$134.76
12/30/2022	124,020,000 shares	$16.11 billion	+1.9%	N/A	1.5	$129.93
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12/15/2022	121,760,000 shares	$16.62 billion	-3.2%	N/A	1.4	$136.50
11/30/2022	125,720,000 shares	$18.61 billion	+9.9%	N/A	1.4	$148.03
11/15/2022	114,430,000 shares	$17.17 billion	+10.9%	N/A	1.3	$150.04
10/31/2022	103,180,000 shares	$15.82 billion	-5.0%	N/A	1.2	$153.34
10/15/2022	108,660,000 shares	$15.04 billion	+5.2%	N/A	1.3	$138.38
9/30/2022	103,250,000 shares	$14.27 billion	-11.1%	N/A	1.3	$138.20
9/15/2022	116,080,000 shares	$17.69 billion	+2.7%	N/A	1.5	$152.37
8/31/2022	113,070,000 shares	$17.78 billion	-2.0%	N/A	1.5	$157.22
8/15/2022	115,400,000 shares	$19.99 billion	+7.3%	N/A	1.5	$173.19
7/31/2022	107,540,000 shares	$17.48 billion	+2.4%	N/A	1.2	$162.51
7/15/2022	104,990,000 shares	$15.77 billion	-7.1%	N/A	1.1	$150.17
6/30/2022	112,990,000 shares	$15.45 billion	-5.9%	N/A	1.2	$136.72
6/15/2022	120,070,000 shares	$16.26 billion	+6.0%	N/A	1.3	$135.43
5/31/2022	113,280,000 shares	$16.86 billion	+4.2%	N/A	1.2	$148.84
5/15/2022	108,700,000 shares	$15.99 billion	+4.5%	N/A	1.1	$147.11
4/30/2022	103,980,000 shares	$16.39 billion	+0.7%	N/A	1.1	$157.65
4/15/2022	103,290,000 shares	$17.07 billion	+1.3%	N/A	1.1	$165.29
3/31/2022	101,970,000 shares	$17.80 billion	-8.4%	N/A	1.1	$174.61
3/15/2022	111,290,000 shares	$17.26 billion	+0.9%	N/A	1.2	$155.09
2/28/2022	110,320,000 shares	$18.22 billion	+1.3%	N/A	1.1	$165.12
2/15/2022	108,940,000 shares	$18.82 billion	+19.2%	N/A	1.1	$172.79
1/31/2022	91,390,000 shares	$15.97 billion	+1.0%	N/A	0.9	$174.78
1/15/2022	90,490,000 shares	$15.66 billion	-5.7%	N/A	1	$173.07
12/31/2021	95,910,000 shares	$17.03 billion	-15.3%	N/A	1.1	$177.57
12/15/2021	113,280,000 shares	$20.31 billion	+0.6%	N/A	1.3	$179.30
11/30/2021	112,600,000 shares	$18.61 billion	+13.0%	N/A	1.3	$165.30
11/15/2021	99,690,000 shares	$14.95 billion	-0.8%	N/A	1.3	$150.00
10/29/2021	100,500,000 shares	$15.05 billion	-0.4%	N/A	1.3	$149.80
10/15/2021	100,880,000 shares	$14.61 billion	-0.2%	N/A	1.3	$144.84
9/30/2021	101,110,000 shares	$14.31 billion	+0.2%	N/A	1.3	$141.50
9/15/2021	100,930,000 shares	$15.04 billion	+4.2%	N/A	1.3	$149.03
8/31/2021	96,840,000 shares	$14.70 billion	+4.0%	N/A	1.2	$151.83
8/13/2021	93,110,000 shares	$13.88 billion	No Change	N/A	1.2	$149.10
7/30/2021	93,110,000 shares	$13.58 billion	-3.4%	N/A	1.2	$145.86
7/15/2021	96,360,000 shares	$14.31 billion	+6.8%	N/A	1.2	$148.48
6/30/2021	90,210,000 shares	$12.36 billion	-17.2%	N/A	1.1	$136.96
6/15/2021	108,940,000 shares	$14.12 billion	-11.5%	N/A	1.3	$129.64
5/28/2021	123,120,000 shares	$15.34 billion	+29.9%	0.7%	1.4	$124.61
5/14/2021	94,750,000 shares	$12.08 billion	+14.6%	N/A	0.9	$127.45
4/30/2021	82,710,000 shares	$10.87 billion	-35.4%	N/A	0.8	$131.46
4/15/2021	127,940,000 shares	$17.21 billion	+26.1%	N/A	1.2	$134.50
3/31/2021	101,480,000 shares	$12.40 billion	-5.2%	N/A	0.9	$122.15
3/15/2021	107,010,000 shares	$13.27 billion	+6.2%	N/A	1	$123.99
2/26/2021	100,800,000 shares	$12.22 billion	+14.1%	N/A	0.9	$121.26
2/12/2021	88,330,000 shares	$11.96 billion	-3.8%	N/A	0.8	$135.37
1/29/2021	91,860,000 shares	$12.12 billion	-8.1%	N/A	0.9	$131.96
1/15/2021	99,900,000 shares	$12.70 billion	+9.7%	N/A	0.9	$127.14
12/31/2020	91,090,000 shares	$12.09 billion	-3.8%	N/A	0.8	$132.69
12/15/2020	94,720,000 shares	$12.11 billion	+5.3%	N/A	0.8	$127.88
11/30/2020	89,990,000 shares	$10.71 billion	+2.8%	N/A	0.7	$119.05
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11/15/2020	87,560,000 shares	$10.44 billion	+8.7%	N/A	0.6	$119.26
10/30/2020	80,530,000 shares	$8.77 billion	-3.3%	N/A	0.5	$108.86
10/15/2020	83,250,000 shares	$10.05 billion	-5.5%	N/A	0.5	$120.71
9/30/2020	88,090,000 shares	$10.20 billion	-2.4%	N/A	0.5	$115.81
9/15/2020	90,220,000 shares	$10.42 billion	+13.2%	N/A	0.5	$115.54
8/31/2020	79,680,000 shares	$10.30 billion	+236.8%	N/A	0.5	$129.32
8/14/2020	23,660,000 shares	$2.72 billion	-10.7%	0.6%	0.6	$114.91
7/31/2020	26,500,000 shares	$2.82 billion	-24.8%	0.6%	0.7	$106.26
7/15/2020	35,230,000 shares	$3.44 billion	+3.7%	0.8%	1	$97.73
6/30/2020	33,960,000 shares	$3.10 billion	-2.5%	0.8%	1	$91.20
6/15/2020	34,830,000 shares	$2.99 billion	+1.9%	0.8%	0.9	$85.75
5/29/2020	34,190,000 shares	$2.72 billion	+1.8%	0.8%	0.8	$79.49
5/15/2020	33,590,000 shares	$2.58 billion	+11.5%	0.8%	0.7	$76.92
4/30/2020	30,120,000 shares	$2.21 billion	-13.1%	0.7%	0.6	$73.49
4/15/2020	34,640,000 shares	$2.46 billion	-11.3%	0.8%	0.7	$71.11
3/31/2020	39,060,000 shares	$11.05 billion	+1.6%	0.9%	0.8	$282.97
3/13/2020	38,427,900 shares	$10.30 billion	+32.5%	0.9%	0.6	$267.99
2/28/2020	29,010,000 shares	$6.51 billion	-29.1%	0.7%	0.8	$224.37
2/14/2020	40,890,000 shares	$11.67 billion	-1.6%	0.9%	1.3	$285.34
1/31/2020	41,540,000 shares	$12.16 billion	-0.1%	1.0%	1.4	$292.65
1/15/2020	41,600,000 shares	$13.30 billion	-8.6%	1.0%	1.5	$319.61
12/31/2019	45,510,000 shares	$14.49 billion	-10.3%	1.0%	1.7	$318.31

AAPL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Apple's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Apple shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 121,600,000 shares of AAPL short. Learn More on Apple's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Apple?: 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.
Which institutional investors are shorting Apple?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Apple: Maven Securities LTD, Cetera Investment Advisers, Creative Planning, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, Luxor Capital Group LP, Millennium Management LLC, MBB Public Markets I LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Berkley W R Corp, Marshall Wace LLP, Bank of Montreal Can, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, DRW Securities LLC, 1832 Asset Management L.P., DCF Advisers LLC, Herr Investment Group LLC, LJI Wealth Management LLC, Clear Street LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Zega Financial LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., Delta Accumulation LLC, CTC LLC, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC, LPL Financial LLC, Monaco Asset Management SAM, US Bancorp DE, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC, Ping Capital Management Inc., XR Securities LLC, General American Investors Co. Inc., Savant Capital LLC, Private Advisor Group LLC, VELA Investment Management LLC, XY Capital Ltd, National Bank of Canada FI, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Tortoise Investment Management LLC, New Harbor Financial Group LLC, D.A. Davidson & CO., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co, Bender Robert & Associates, Financial Advocates Investment Management, Summit Securities Group LLC, AMG National Trust Bank, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA , Destination Wealth Management, Traynor Capital Management Inc., Secure Asset Management LLC, Oak Family Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Atria Wealth Solutions Inc., Horizons Wealth Management, Raymond James & Associates, Portman Square Capital LLP, MBL Wealth LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Austin Private Wealth LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Insight Advisors LLC PA, LVW Advisors LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Northeast Financial Group Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Advisor OS LLC, Austin Private Wealth LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and Cadent Capital Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Is Apple's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Apple saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 121,600,000 shares, an increase of 3.3% from the previous total of 117,700,000 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.

How does Apple's short interest compare to its competitors?: Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Apple: Arista Networks, Inc. (0.84%), Dell Technologies Inc. (1.23%), HP Inc. (2.80%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (1.89%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (13.77%), Seagate Technology Holdings plc (5.61%), Pure Storage, Inc. (3.22%), Logitech International S.A. (3.65%), NCR Voyix Co. (10.75%), PAR Technology Co. (20.09%),
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. ($4.23 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.50 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.17 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), International Paper ($1.81 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Apple stock?: 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 $1.56 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 Apple?: A short squeeze for Apple occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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.
How often is Apple'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 AAPL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2024.