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ASML (ASML) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$754.89 +19.49 (+2.65%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$753.38 -1.51 (-0.20%)
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ASML Short Interest Data

ASML (ASML) has a short interest of 2.53 million shares, representing 0.64% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.59% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.57 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,530,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,170,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+16.59%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.76 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
393,420,000 shares
Float Size
393,060,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.64%
Today's Trading Volume
1,453,889 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,572,704 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
92%
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ASML Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20252,530,000 shares $1.76 billion +16.6%0.6%1.5 $694.71
7/15/20252,170,000 shares $1.79 billion -24.1%0.6%1.3 $823.02
6/30/20252,860,000 shares $2.29 billion -2.7%0.7%1.9 $801.39
6/15/20252,940,000 shares $2.24 billion +1.0%0.8%1.8 $761.00
5/31/20252,910,000 shares $2.13 billion +1.4%0.7%1.8 $732.52
5/15/20252,870,000 shares $2.18 billion -1.0%0.7%1.7 $758.36
4/30/20252,900,000 shares $1.94 billion +18.9%0.7%1.7 $668.08
4/15/20252,440,000 shares $1.67 billion +26.4%0.6%1.3 $683.16
3/31/20251,930,000 shares $1.28 billion +17.7%0.5%1.1 $662.63
3/15/20251,640,000 shares $1.17 billion +11.6%0.4%1 $714.00
2/28/20251,470,000 shares $1.04 billion +2.8%0.4%0.9 $708.71
2/15/20251,430,000 shares $1.07 billion -14.4%0.4%0.9 $751.55
1/31/20251,670,000 shares $1.23 billion +12.8%0.4%0.9 $739.31
1/15/20251,480,000 shares $1.07 billion -14.5%0.4%0.9 $726.30
12/31/20241,730,000 shares $1.20 billion +16.1%0.5%0.8 $693.08
12/15/20241,490,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.2%0.4%0.7 $718.58
11/30/20241,390,000 shares $954.39 million -2.1%0.4%0.7 $686.61
11/15/20241,420,000 shares $935.25 million +11.8%0.4%0.7 $658.63
10/31/20241,270,000 shares $854.14 million +8.6%0.3%0.7 $672.55
10/15/20241,170,000 shares $854.60 million +9.4%0.3%0.6 $730.43
9/30/20241,070,000 shares $891.58 million -4.5%0.3%0.7 $833.25
9/15/20241,120,000 shares $914.32 million +73.2%0.3%0.8 $816.36
8/31/2024646,600 shares $584.44 million -61.1%0.2%0.4 $903.87
8/15/20241,660,000 shares $1.54 billion +9.9%0.4%1.2 $928.25
7/31/20241,510,000 shares $1.41 billion -2.0%0.4%1.2 $936.70
7/15/20241,540,000 shares $1.64 billion +23.2%0.4%1.4 $1,063.63
6/30/20241,250,000 shares $1.28 billion -5.3%0.3%1.2 $1,022.73
6/15/20241,320,000 shares $1.36 billion +80.3%0.3%1.3 $1,027.90
5/31/2024732,200 shares $703.17 million +5.4%0.2%0.7 $960.35
5/15/2024694,500 shares $651.04 million +8.1%0.2%0.7 $937.42
4/30/2024642,200 shares $560.30 million -35.0%0.2%0.6 $872.47
4/15/2024987,700 shares $943.08 million +30.1%0.3%0.8 $954.82
3/31/2024759,400 shares $736.97 million -9.0%0.2%0.6 $970.47
3/15/2024834,700 shares $784.79 million -15.9%0.2%0.7 $940.21
2/29/2024991,900 shares $943.97 million +12.1%0.3%0.8 $951.68
2/15/2024885,100 shares $823.00 million -9.6%0.2%0.8 $929.84
1/31/2024979,300 shares $851.81 million -31.0%0.3%0.9 $869.82
1/15/20241,420,000 shares $1.01 billion +2.9%0.4%1.4 $713.22
12/31/20231,380,000 shares $1.04 billion -22.5%0.4%1.5 $756.92
12/15/20231,780,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.6%0.5%1.8 $752.96
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11/30/20231,670,000 shares $1.14 billion -10.7%0.4%1.6 $683.76
11/15/20231,870,000 shares $1.27 billion +8.7%0.5%1.8 $678.00
10/31/20231,720,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.0%0.4%1.7 $598.81
10/15/20231,830,000 shares $1.10 billion -2.7%0.5%1.8 $599.75
9/30/20231,880,000 shares $1.11 billion +3.9%0.5%1.7 $588.66
9/15/20231,810,000 shares $1.08 billion +16.8%0.5%1.7 $596.66
8/31/20231,550,000 shares $1.02 billion +14.0%0.4%1.5 $660.53
8/15/20231,360,000 shares $886.31 million +1.5%0.3%1.3 $651.70
7/31/20231,340,000 shares $959.99 million -5.6%0.3%1.3 $716.41
7/15/20231,420,000 shares $1.07 billion -4.7%0.4%1.3 $754.02
6/30/20231,490,000 shares $1.08 billion +0.7%0.4%1.5 $724.75
6/15/20231,480,000 shares $1.09 billion -14.9%0.4%1.5 $738.69
5/31/20231,740,000 shares $1.26 billion +30.8%0.4%1.8 $722.93
5/15/20231,330,000 shares $872.07 million +6.4%0.3%1.4 $655.69
4/30/20231,250,000 shares $796.08 million +20.2%0.3%1.3 $636.86
4/15/20231,040,000 shares $692.85 million -12.6%0.3%1 $666.20
3/31/20231,190,000 shares $810.04 million +4.4%0.3%1.2 $680.71
3/15/20231,140,000 shares $691.63 million +6.5%0.3%1.1 $606.69
2/28/20231,070,000 shares $660.97 million -4.5%0.3%1 $617.73
2/15/20231,120,000 shares $758.03 million -13.9%0.3%1.1 $676.81
1/31/20231,300,000 shares $859.09 million No Change0.3%1.1 $660.84
1/15/20231,300,000 shares $857.60 million +22.6%0.3%1 $659.69
12/30/20221,060,000 shares $579.18 million -27.4%0.3%0.8 $546.40
12/15/20221,460,000 shares $856.06 million +5.0%0.4%1.1 $586.34
11/30/20221,390,000 shares $845.29 million -10.3%0.4%1 $608.12
11/15/20221,550,000 shares $926.08 million +14.0%0.4%1.1 $597.47
10/31/20221,360,000 shares $642.49 million +48.1%0.3%1.1 $472.42
10/15/2022918,200 shares $348.12 million -3.2%0.2%0.8 $379.13
9/30/2022948,100 shares $393.79 million +47.4%0.2%0.9 $415.35
9/15/2022643,300 shares $299.55 million -8.7%0.2%0.6 $465.65
8/31/2022704,900 shares $345.36 million -38.2%0.2%0.7 $489.94
8/15/20221,140,000 shares $655.43 million +16.6%0.3%1.1 $574.94
7/31/2022978,000 shares $561.80 million -3.2%0.2%0.9 $574.44
7/15/20221,010,000 shares $480.39 million +12.9%0.3%0.9 $475.63
6/30/2022894,500 shares $425.67 million +16.6%0.2%0.8 $475.88
6/15/2022767,200 shares $387.69 million +25.6%0.2%0.8 $505.33
5/31/2022610,800 shares $352.00 million +10.2%0.2%0.6 $576.29
5/15/2022554,300 shares $303.93 million -5.3%0.1%0.5 $548.32
4/30/2022585,000 shares $329.81 million -23.5%0.2%0.5 $563.77
4/15/2022764,800 shares $457.25 million -29.2%0.2%0.7 $597.87
3/31/20221,080,000 shares $721.36 million -6.9%0.3%0.9 $667.93
3/15/20221,160,000 shares $692.17 million -8.7%0.3%1 $596.70
2/28/20221,270,000 shares $846.47 million +8.6%0.3%1.1 $666.51
2/15/20221,170,000 shares $768.00 million +37.2%0.3%1.1 $656.41
1/31/2022852,900 shares $577.58 million -17.2%0.2%0.8 $677.20
1/15/20221,030,000 shares $766.87 million +39.6%0.3%1.1 $744.53
12/31/2021737,800 shares $587.39 million -34.1%0.2%0.8 $796.14
12/15/20211,120,000 shares $887.29 million +10.9%0.3%1.2 $792.22
11/30/20211,010,000 shares $799.43 million +30.2%0.3%1.1 $791.51
11/15/2021775,700 shares $664.56 million -8.0%0.2%0.9 $856.72
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10/29/2021842,800 shares $685.10 million -17.4%0.2%1 $812.88
10/15/20211,020,000 shares $805.19 million +3.4%0.3%1.2 $789.40
9/30/2021986,700 shares $735.20 million +9.6%0.2%1.2 $745.11
9/15/2021900,500 shares $800.84 million +2.5%0.2%1.3 $889.33
8/31/2021878,200 shares $731.58 million -5.3%0.2%1.4 $833.04
8/13/2021926,900 shares $731.29 million -2.0%0.2%1.4 $788.96
7/30/2021946,000 shares $725.34 million +41.5%0.2%1.3 $766.74
7/15/2021668,700 shares $470.72 million +7.6%0.2%0.9 $703.94
6/30/2021621,700 shares $429.50 million -23.4%0.2%0.8 $690.84
6/15/2021811,800 shares $569.71 million -0.2%0.2%0.9 $701.78
5/28/2021813,700 shares $549.63 million +28.0%0.2%0.9 $675.47
5/14/2021635,500 shares $395.97 million -19.3%0.2%0.6 $623.09
4/30/2021787,900 shares $521.97 million -12.4%0.2%0.8 $662.48
4/15/2021898,900 shares $567.20 million -31.4%0.2%0.9 $630.99
3/31/20211,310,000 shares $787.69 million +43.4%0.3%1.3 $601.29
3/15/2021913,300 shares $491.02 million -14.6%0.2%1 $537.63
2/26/20211,070,000 shares $598.95 million No Change0.3%1.3 $559.77
2/12/20211,070,000 shares $632.92 million -7.0%0.3%1.4 $591.51
1/29/20211,150,000 shares $629.30 million -11.5%0.3%1.5 $547.22
1/15/20211,300,000 shares $708.05 million +15.0%0.3%1.6 $544.65
12/31/20201,130,000 shares $553.60 million -1.7%0.3%1.6 $489.91
12/15/20201,150,000 shares $520.94 million +11.7%0.3%1.6 $452.99
11/30/20201,030,000 shares $450.90 million -27.0%0.3%1.3 $437.77
11/15/20201,410,000 shares $591.62 million +38.2%0.3%1.8 $419.59
10/30/20201,020,000 shares $378.28 million -26.1%0.2%1.4 $370.86
10/15/20201,380,000 shares $549.28 million -8.0%0.3%1.9 $398.03
9/30/20201,500,000 shares $553.91 million -8.0%0.4%1.9 $369.27
9/15/20201,630,000 shares $603.51 million +21.6%0.4%2.1 $370.25
8/31/20201,340,000 shares $501.40 million +18.6%0.3%1.7 $374.18

ASML Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is ASML's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of ASML shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 2,530,000 shares of ASML short. 0.64% of ASML's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ASML's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for ASML?

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

Which institutional investors are shorting ASML?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ASML: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., 683 Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Ardsley Advisory Partners LP, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Pertento Partners LLP, Walleye Trading LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Greenland Capital Management LP, Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for ASML?

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. 0.64% of ASML's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is ASML's short interest increasing or decreasing?

ASML saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,530,000 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the previous total of 2,170,000 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 ASML's float size?

ASML currently has issued a total of 393,420,000 shares. Some of ASML'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. ASML currently has a public float of 393,060,000 shares.

How does ASML's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.64% of ASML's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ASML: Johnson Controls International plc (1.08%), Carrier Global Corporation (1.84%), Baker Hughes Company (2.52%), Symbotic Inc. (29.89%), BWX Technologies, Inc. (3.35%), nVent Electric PLC (4.53%), SPX Technologies, Inc. (2.27%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (2.91%), ESAB Corporation (1.90%), Gates Industrial Corporation PLC (2.20%),

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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short ASML stock?

Short selling ASML is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ASML as its price is falling. ASML shares are trading up $19.49 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 ASML?

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

How often is ASML'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 ASML, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.



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