Enact (ACT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $35.03 -0.45 (-1.27%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.02 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 07/24/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Enact Short Interest DataEnact (ACT) has a short interest of 3.22 million shares, representing 10.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.88% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.4, indicating that it would take 5.4 days of the average trading volume of 353,162 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,220,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,130,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$119.62 millionShort Interest Ratio5.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares150,070,000 sharesFloat Size31,930,000 sharesShort Percent of Float10.08%Today's Trading Volume218,487 sharesAverage Trading Volume353,162 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling Enact? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Enact and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartACT Short Interest Over TimeACT Days to Cover Over TimeACT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Enact Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20253,220,000 shares $119.62 million +2.9%10.1%5.4 $37.15 6/15/20253,130,000 shares $111.55 million -5.2%10.0%5.6 $35.64 5/31/20253,300,000 shares $117.55 million -6.3%10.6%6.6 $35.62 5/15/20253,520,000 shares $127.56 million +11.4%11.5%7.4 $36.24 4/30/20253,160,000 shares $113.10 million +38.0%10.3%7.2 $35.79 4/15/20252,290,000 shares $80.75 million +36.3%7.6%5.6 $35.26 3/31/20251,680,000 shares $58.38 million +5.7%5.5%6.1 $34.75 3/15/20251,590,000 shares $53.11 million +0.6%5.3%6 $33.40 2/28/20251,580,000 shares $54.32 million +7.5%5.3%5.8 $34.38 2/15/20251,470,000 shares $49.39 million -19.7%4.9%5.4 $33.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ACT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Enact and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20251,830,000 shares $61.82 million +15.1%6.1%6.2 $33.78 1/15/20251,590,000 shares $51.20 million -4.8%5.4%4.1 $32.20 12/31/20241,670,000 shares $54.07 million No Change5.7%4.7 $32.38 12/15/20241,670,000 shares $57.35 million +14.4%5.8%4.5 $34.34 11/30/20241,460,000 shares $51.41 million +9.0%4.8%3.8 $35.21 11/15/20241,340,000 shares $45.60 million -6.9%4.5%3.6 $34.03 10/31/20241,440,000 shares $49.09 million +49.9%4.8%4 $34.09 10/15/2024960,900 shares $34.99 million -27.2%3.2%3.9 $36.41 9/30/20241,320,000 shares $47.96 million -14.3%4.4%5.4 $36.33 9/15/20241,540,000 shares $55.59 million +2.7%5.3%6.9 $36.10 8/31/20241,500,000 shares $53.33 million +5.6%4.9%7.2 $35.55 8/15/20241,420,000 shares $48.19 million +0.7%4.8%7.3 $33.94 7/31/20241,410,000 shares $47.98 million +6.8%4.7%7.5 $34.03 7/15/20241,320,000 shares $42.57 million -0.8%4.4%7 $32.25 6/30/20241,330,000 shares $40.78 million -7.6%4.5%7 $30.66 6/15/20241,440,000 shares $42.72 million +33.3%4.9%7.7 $29.67 5/31/20241,080,000 shares $33.17 million +6.9%3.5%5.4 $30.71 5/15/20241,010,000 shares $31.84 million +12.8%3.3%4.7 $31.52 4/30/2024895,500 shares $26.62 million +1.3%3.0%3.5 $29.73 4/15/2024884,300 shares $26.02 million -13.3%2.9%3.1 $29.43 3/31/20241,020,000 shares $31.80 million +3.6%3.4%3.3 $31.18 3/15/2024984,200 shares $28.87 million +18.0%3.2%3.2 $29.33 2/29/2024834,000 shares $23.12 million -10.5%2.7%2.6 $27.72 2/15/2024931,500 shares $25.50 million -3.1%3.1%3.1 $27.38 1/31/2024961,100 shares $27.38 million -10.2%3.2%2.8 $28.49 1/15/20241,070,000 shares $30.17 million +8.9%3.6%3.5 $28.20 12/31/2023982,600 shares $28.39 million -13.0%3.3%3.6 $28.89 12/15/20231,130,000 shares $32.21 million +0.9%3.8%4.1 $28.50 11/30/20231,120,000 shares $31.04 million +14.9%3.8%4.6 $27.71 11/15/2023975,100 shares $27.30 million +5.0%3.3%3.6 $28.00Presidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer? 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While the mainstream media focuses on political theater, this story is quietly developing behind closed doors.We recently interviewed Rickards to get the full story and understand how everyday Americans can pre 10/31/2023928,900 shares $25.60 million -3.8%3.2%4.2 $27.56 10/15/2023965,300 shares $26.85 million -5.4%3.3%4.1 $27.82 9/30/20231,020,000 shares $27.77 million -1.9%3.5%4.2 $27.23 9/15/20231,040,000 shares $28.69 million -5.5%3.6%4.3 $27.59 8/31/20231,100,000 shares $31.53 million +8.9%3.6%4.2 $28.66 8/15/20231,010,000 shares $29.55 million +2.0%3.3%3.8 $29.26 7/31/2023990,600 shares $26.94 million -2.9%3.2%3.3 $27.20 7/15/20231,020,000 shares $27.02 million -7.3%3.3%3.8 $26.49 6/30/20231,100,000 shares $27.64 million +21.4%3.6%4.4 $25.13 6/15/2023905,800 shares $23.05 million -2.4%3.0%3.9 $25.45 5/31/2023928,200 shares $22.59 million -22.0%3.0%4.4 $24.34 5/15/20231,190,000 shares $28.25 million +13.3%3.9%6.5 $23.74 4/30/20231,050,000 shares $25.35 million -16.0%3.5%7.9 $24.14 4/15/20231,250,000 shares $30.75 million -1.6%4.1%9.9 $24.60 3/31/20231,270,000 shares $29.03 million +2.4%4.2%9.9 $22.86 3/15/20231,240,000 shares $27.23 million +6.0%4.1%9.3 $21.96 2/28/20231,170,000 shares $28.37 million -0.9%3.9%8.4 $24.25 2/15/20231,180,000 shares $28.86 million -0.8%3.9%8.2 $24.46 1/31/20231,190,000 shares $29.93 million -12.5%4.0%7.8 $25.15 1/15/20231,360,000 shares $33.03 million -7.5%4.6%8.6 $24.29 12/30/20221,470,000 shares $35.31 million -3.9%4.9%9.4 $24.02 12/15/20221,530,000 shares $36.61 million +4.8%5.1%8.9 $23.93 11/30/20221,460,000 shares $35.54 million -1.4%4.9%6.7 $24.34 11/15/20221,480,000 shares $37.86 million -20.0%5.0%6.7 $25.58 10/31/20221,850,000 shares $47.64 million -9.8%6.2%8.3 $25.75 10/15/20222,050,000 shares $47.70 million -9.3%1.3%9.2 $23.27 9/30/20222,260,000 shares $50.10 million +12.4%1.4%10.3 $22.17 9/15/20222,010,000 shares $49.04 million -3.8%6.8%8 $24.40 8/31/20222,090,000 shares $53.00 million -7.5%7.0%7.2 $25.36 8/15/20222,260,000 shares $60.93 million +20.9%7.6%6.7 $26.96 7/31/20221,870,000 shares $43.08 million +4.5%6.3%5.3 $23.04 7/15/20221,790,000 shares $38.20 million +6.6%6.0%5.1 $21.34 6/30/20221,680,000 shares $35.16 million +136.9%5.6%4.9 $20.93 6/15/2022709,300 shares $15.76 million -4.1%2.4%2.2 $22.22 5/31/2022739,500 shares $17.98 million +50.5%2.5%3.6 $24.32 5/15/2022491,300 shares $11.52 million -27.5%1.7%3.4 $23.45 4/30/2022677,700 shares $15.98 million +6.7%2.3%5.2 $23.58 4/15/2022635,100 shares $14.04 million -10.8%2.1%5.3 $22.10 3/31/2022711,700 shares $15.84 million +8.6%N/A0 $22.25 3/15/2022655,200 shares $13.92 million +4.3%2.2%4.9 $21.25 2/28/2022628,000 shares $13.06 million +18.2%2.1%3.6 $20.80 2/15/2022531,200 shares $11.85 million -0.1%1.8%2.9 $22.31 1/31/2022531,600 shares $11.63 million +16.3%1.8%2.8 $21.88 1/15/2022457,300 shares $10.22 million -16.3%N/A0 $22.34 12/31/2021546,600 shares $11.30 million No Change1.8%2.6 $20.67 ACT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Enact's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Enact shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 3,220,000 shares of ACT short. 10.08% of Enact's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Enact's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Enact? 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. ACT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Enact's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Enact? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Enact: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Enact? 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. 10.08% of Enact's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Enact's short interest increasing or decreasing? Enact saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,220,000 shares, an increase of 2.9% from the previous total of 3,130,000 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 Enact's float size? Enact currently has issued a total of 150,070,000 shares. Some of Enact'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. Enact currently has a public float of 31,930,000 shares. How does Enact's short interest compare to its competitors? 10.08% of Enact's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Enact: Essent Group Ltd. (1.77%), MGIC Investment Corporation (2.25%), Global X Clean Water ETF (2.92%), Sprott Nickel Miners ETF (0.92%), IDX Dynamic Innovation ETF (0.03%), Global X Thematic Growth ETF (2.38%), iShares Transition-Enabling Metals ETF (0.78%), ProShares Equities For Rising Rates ETF (1.71%), Tema Neuroscience and Mental Health ETF (0.02%), Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (4.26%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Enact stock? Short selling ACT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enact as its price is falling. ACT shares are trading down $0.45 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 Enact? A short squeeze for Enact 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 ACT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Enact'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 ACT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies ESNT Short Squeeze MTG Short Squeeze AQWA Short Squeeze NIKL Short Squeeze DYNI Short Squeeze GXTG Short Squeeze TMET Short Squeeze EQRR Short Squeeze MNTL Short Squeeze COPJ Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:ACT) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. 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