Apollo Investment (AINV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Apollo Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,950,000 shares of AINV short. Learn More on Apollo Investment'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. AINV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Apollo Investment's short interest ratio.

Apollo Investment saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,950,000 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the previous total of 2,070,000 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 Apollo Investment: Prospect Capital Co. (6.38%), Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. (1.46%), Capital Southwest Co. (4.33%), SLR Investment Corp. (0.45%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.33%), BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (2.00%), Gladstone Capital Co. (1.25%), Gladstone Investment Co. (8.46%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (0.99%), Stellus Capital Investment Co. (0.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: KLA Co. ($2.87 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.81 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.64 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.61 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.50 billion), and Generac Holdings Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AINV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Apollo Investment as its price is falling. 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 Apollo Investment 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 AINV, 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 AINV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2022.