AppLovin (APP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. APP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on AppLovin's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of AppLovin: Hsbc Holdings PLC, Alpine Global Management LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Monimus Capital Management LP, Private Advisor Group LLC, Temasek Holdings Private Ltd, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Venture Visionary Partners LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Barclays PLC, Volterra Technologies LP, RH Tailwind Management LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Vontobel Holding Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, LPL Financial LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 4.28% of AppLovin's floating shares are currently sold short.

AppLovin saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,473,580 shares, a decrease of 9.1% from the previous total of 13,717,613 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.

4.28% of AppLovin's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to AppLovin: Apple Inc. (0.92%), Duolingo, Inc. (20.09%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.21%), Unity Software Inc. (5.91%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (2.45%), SAP SE (0.66%), Shopify Inc. (1.67%), CrowdStrike (2.84%), Cloudflare, Inc. (2.72%), NetEase, Inc. (0.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AppLovin as its price is falling. APP shares are trading down $30.32 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 AppLovin 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 APP, 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 APP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.