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Broadcom (AVGO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Broadcom Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Broadcom (AVGO) had a short interest of 51.01 million shares sold short, representing 1.10% of the public float. This marks a -6.62% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, meaning it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 24.62 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
51,011,972 shares
Previous Short Interest
54,628,705 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.62%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$21.29 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
4,734,670,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.10%
Today's Trading Volume
6,190,789 shares
Average Trading Volume
24,620,600 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
25%
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Broadcom Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202651,011,972 shares $21.29 billion -6.6%1.1%2.59 $417.43
4/15/202654,628,705 shares $21.67 billion +2.4%1.2%2.32 $396.72
3/31/202653,367,717 shares $16.51 billion +1.6%1.1%1.96 $309.32
3/13/202652,541,817 shares $16.93 billion +10.4%1.1%1.66 $322.16
2/27/202647,599,197 shares $15.21 billion -4.6%1.0%2.42 $319.55
2/13/202649,908,631 shares $16.23 billion -7.9%1.1%1.8 $325.17
1/30/202654,204,502 shares $17.96 billion -6.6%1.2%2.02 $331.30
1/15/202658,046,762 shares $19.91 billion +5.3%1.2%2.43 $343.02
12/31/202555,143,814 shares $19.09 billion -21.0%1.2%1.28 $346.10
12/15/202569,789,300 shares $23.72 billion +23.9%1.5%1.94 $339.81
11/28/202556,351,035 shares $22.70 billion +3.4%1.2%2.14 $402.89
11/14/202554,525,404 shares $18.67 billion -0.2%1.2%2.95 $342.46
10/31/202554,655,737 shares $20.20 billion +3.9%1.2%2.83 $369.63
10/15/202552,630,000 shares $18.49 billion -3.1%1.1%2.3 $351.33
9/30/202554,300,000 shares $17.91 billion +9.2%N/A2.5 $329.91
9/15/202549,720,000 shares $18.10 billion +25.6%N/A2.3 $364.09
8/31/202539,580,000 shares $11.77 billion -8.5%0.9%1.8 $297.39
8/15/202543,260,000 shares $13.25 billion -0.5%N/A2.1 $306.34
7/31/202543,470,000 shares $12.77 billion -8.5%0.9%2.1 $293.70
7/15/202547,500,000 shares $13.34 billion -15.3%N/A2.2 $280.94
6/30/202556,100,000 shares $15.46 billion +28.8%1.2%2.2 $275.65
6/15/202543,560,000 shares $10.83 billion -10.0%0.9%1.6 $248.70
5/31/202548,420,000 shares $11.60 billion -12.4%1.1%1.7 $239.50
5/15/202555,260,000 shares $12.86 billion +12.5%1.2%1.8 $232.64
4/30/202549,120,000 shares $9.45 billion -8.0%N/A1.6 $192.47
4/15/202553,410,000 shares $9.56 billion -3.2%1.2%1.6 $178.95
3/31/202555,150,000 shares $9.23 billion +1.4%1.2%1.7 $167.43
3/15/202554,390,000 shares $10.64 billion -5.2%1.2%1.7 $195.54
2/28/202557,390,000 shares $11.44 billion +13.1%1.2%1.6 $199.29
2/15/202550,730,000 shares $11.82 billion -2.2%1.1%1.6 $233.04
1/31/202551,890,000 shares $11.48 billion -7.7%N/A1.6 $221.27
1/15/202556,230,000 shares $12.82 billion -1.3%N/A1.9 $228.00
12/31/202456,950,000 shares $13.20 billion -16.9%N/A2 $231.84
12/15/202468,550,000 shares $15.41 billion +3.3%N/A2.5 $224.80
11/30/202466,380,000 shares $10.76 billion -2.9%N/A3 $162.08
11/15/202468,360,000 shares $11.27 billion +1.0%N/A2.9 $164.84
10/31/202467,680,000 shares $11.49 billion +3.6%N/A2.8 $169.77
10/15/202465,330,000 shares $11.50 billion +2.1%N/A2.5 $175.98
9/30/202464,010,000 shares $11.04 billion +15.0%N/A2.2 $172.50
9/15/202455,650,000 shares $9.33 billion +1.7%N/A1.7 $167.69
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8/31/202454,740,000 shares $8.91 billion +7.6%N/A1.5 $162.82
8/15/202450,860,000 shares $8.45 billion -0.2%N/A1.4 $166.13
7/31/202450,940,000 shares $8.19 billion +0.2%N/A1.4 $160.68
7/15/202450,830,000 shares $8.71 billion -5.4%N/A1.4 $171.42
6/30/20245,370,000 shares $8.62 billion -7.3%N/A1.6 $1,605.53
6/15/20245,790,000 shares $10.05 billion +2.5%N/A1.8 $1,735.04
5/31/20245,650,000 shares $7.51 billion +7.8%N/A2.1 $1,328.55
5/15/20245,240,000 shares $7.53 billion -4.4%N/A1.9 $1,436.17
4/30/20245,480,000 shares $7.13 billion -6.0%N/A1.9 $1,300.27
4/15/20245,830,000 shares $7.64 billion +6.4%N/A2 $1,310.69
3/31/20245,480,000 shares $7.26 billion -0.9%N/A1.8 $1,325.41
3/15/20245,530,000 shares $6.83 billion +5.3%N/A1.8 $1,235.50
2/29/20245,250,000 shares $6.83 billion +3.1%N/A1.5 $1,300.49
2/15/20245,090,000 shares $6.44 billion -1.4%N/A1.5 $1,265.07
1/31/20245,160,000 shares $6.09 billion +2.4%N/A1.5 $1,180.00
1/15/20245,040,000 shares $5.58 billion -17.5%N/A1.5 $1,107.68
12/31/20236,110,000 shares $6.82 billion +12.1%N/A1.9 $1,116.25
12/15/20235,450,000 shares $6.16 billion +15.2%N/A1.8 $1,129.74
11/30/20234,730,000 shares $4.38 billion -36.4%N/A1.8 $925.73
11/15/20237,440,000 shares $7.26 billion +10.4%N/A3.1 $975.40
10/31/20236,740,000 shares $5.67 billion +1.7%1.7%3 $841.37
10/15/20236,630,000 shares $5.86 billion +6.1%1.6%3 $883.18
9/30/20236,250,000 shares $5.19 billion -1.4%1.6%2.7 $830.58
9/15/20236,340,000 shares $5.40 billion +6.7%1.6%2.7 $851.68
8/31/20235,940,000 shares $5.48 billion +24.3%1.5%2.3 $922.89
8/15/20234,780,000 shares $4.03 billion -17.0%1.2%1.6 $842.52
7/31/20235,760,000 shares $5.18 billion +15.0%1.4%1.9 $898.65
7/15/20235,010,000 shares $4.45 billion +3.3%1.2%1.7 $888.58
6/30/20234,850,000 shares $4.21 billion -16.2%1.2%1.7 $867.43
6/15/20235,790,000 shares $5.12 billion -20.6%1.4%2.1 $883.43
5/31/20237,290,000 shares $5.89 billion +11.1%1.8%2.7 $807.96
5/15/20236,560,000 shares $4.20 billion +7.9%1.6%3.1 $639.80
4/30/20236,080,000 shares $3.81 billion +12.6%1.5%2.9 $626.50
4/15/20235,400,000 shares $3.35 billion +3.9%1.3%2.5 $619.54
3/31/20235,200,000 shares $3.34 billion -8.5%1.3%2.3 $641.54
3/15/20235,680,000 shares $3.56 billion +15.0%1.4%2.5 $626.04
2/28/20234,940,000 shares $2.94 billion +1.2%N/A2.2 $594.29
2/15/20234,880,000 shares $2.97 billion -6.5%N/A2.2 $607.69
1/31/20235,220,000 shares $3.05 billion -8.9%N/A2.3 $585.01
1/15/20235,730,000 shares $3.32 billion +4.6%N/A2.4 $579.00
12/30/20225,480,000 shares $3.06 billion -1.8%N/A2.3 $559.13
12/15/20225,580,000 shares $3.11 billion +14.6%N/A2.3 $558.00
11/30/20224,870,000 shares $2.68 billion -17.5%1.2%2.1 $551.03
11/15/20225,900,000 shares $3.09 billion +18.0%1.5%2.5 $524.42
10/31/20225,000,000 shares $2.35 billion -8.4%1.2%2.2 $470.12
10/15/20225,460,000 shares $2.33 billion +3.2%1.3%2.5 $427.10
9/30/20225,290,000 shares $2.35 billion -14.3%1.3%2.4 $444.01
9/15/20226,170,000 shares $3.09 billion +8.8%1.6%3 $500.14
8/31/20225,670,000 shares $2.83 billion +3.7%1.4%2.8 $499.11
8/15/20225,470,000 shares $3.06 billion +5.0%1.4%2.6 $558.96
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7/31/20225,210,000 shares $2.79 billion +5.0%1.3%2.3 $535.48
7/15/20224,960,000 shares $2.45 billion +1.2%1.3%2.1 $494.46
6/30/20224,900,000 shares $2.38 billion -11.7%1.2%2 $485.81
6/15/20225,550,000 shares $2.92 billion +9.7%1.4%2.3 $526.71
5/31/20225,060,000 shares $2.94 billion +9.8%1.3%2.1 $580.13
5/15/20224,610,000 shares $2.71 billion +5.5%1.2%1.9 $588.24
4/30/20224,370,000 shares $2.42 billion -1.4%1.1%1.9 $554.39
4/15/20224,430,000 shares $2.54 billion +2.6%1.1%1.8 $573.85
3/31/20224,320,000 shares $2.72 billion -11.8%1.1%1.7 $629.68
3/15/20224,900,000 shares $2.90 billion -9.1%1.2%1.9 $592.76
2/28/20225,390,000 shares $3.17 billion +15.2%1.4%1.9 $587.44
2/15/20224,680,000 shares $2.82 billion +4.9%1.2%1.7 $602.77
1/31/20224,460,000 shares $2.61 billion -3.3%1.1%1.8 $585.88
1/15/20224,610,000 shares $2.75 billion -16.2%1.1%2 $596.37
12/31/20215,500,000 shares $3.66 billion -3.0%1.4%2.6 $665.41
12/15/20215,670,000 shares $3.63 billion +23.0%1.4%2.8 $639.86
11/30/20214,610,000 shares $2.55 billion -9.8%1.2%2.7 $553.68
11/15/20215,110,000 shares $2.89 billion +0.4%1.3%3.1 $565.77
10/29/20215,090,000 shares $2.71 billion +4.5%1.3%3.2 $531.67
10/15/20214,870,000 shares $2.45 billion +7.0%1.2%3.3 $503.25
9/30/20214,550,000 shares $2.21 billion +9.1%1.1%3.1 $484.93
9/15/20214,170,000 shares $2.13 billion -6.3%1.0%2.8 $509.74
8/31/20214,450,000 shares $2.21 billion -5.1%1.1%3.1 $497.21
8/13/20214,690,000 shares $2.28 billion -1.9%1.2%3.2 $486.16
7/30/20214,780,000 shares $2.32 billion +7.7%1.2%3 $485.40
7/15/20214,440,000 shares $2.12 billion +1.1%1.1%2.6 $477.34
6/30/20214,390,000 shares $2.09 billion No Change1.1%2.4 $476.84
6/15/20214,390,000 shares $2.07 billion -3.1%1.1%2.3 $470.74
5/28/20214,530,000 shares $2.14 billion +11.6%1.1%2.1 $472.33
5/14/20214,060,000 shares $1.75 billion +1.0%N/A1.7 $430.60

AVGO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Broadcom shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 51,011,972 shares of AVGO short. 1.10% of Broadcom's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Broadcom'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. AVGO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.6. Learn More on Broadcom's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Broadcom: Hsbc Holdings PLC, PEAK6 LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Raymond James Financial Inc., FAS Wealth Partners Inc., CTC LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, Symmetry Investments LP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Readystate Asset Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, J. Goldman & Co LP, Jain Global LLC, Wealth Watch Advisors INC, Cantor Fitzgerald L. P., Laurion Capital Management LP, Osaic Holdings Inc., Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, National Bank of Canada FI, Royal Bank of Canada, Avalon Global Asset Management LLC, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Venture Visionary Partners LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Destination Wealth Management, Barclays PLC, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, Fortis Capital Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Bank of Nova Scotia, Nierenberg Investment Management Company LLC, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Citigroup Inc., Oribel Capital Management LP, Vontobel Holding Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, and Macquarie Group Ltd.. 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. 1.10% of Broadcom's floating shares are currently sold short.

Broadcom saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 51,011,972 shares, a decline of 6.6% from the previous total of 54,628,705 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.

1.10% of Broadcom's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Broadcom: Apple Inc. (0.92%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.23%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.93%), Alphabet Inc. (0.37%), Alphabet Inc. (0.71%), Intel Corporation (2.76%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.33%), Microsoft Corporation (1.07%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.21%), Tesla, Inc. (2.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AVGO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Broadcom as its price is falling. AVGO shares are trading down $2.51 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 Broadcom 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 AVGO, 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 AVGO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AVGO:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:AVGO) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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