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AstraZeneca (AZN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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AstraZeneca Short Interest Data

AstraZeneca (AZN) has a short interest of 6.25 million shares. This marks a -8.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 5.34 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,250,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,810,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.22%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$439.50 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
3,101,340,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.20%
Today's Trading Volume
1,109,765 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,336,431 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
21%
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AZN Short Interest Over Time

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AZN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

AstraZeneca Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20256,250,000 shares $439.50 million -8.2%N/A1.4 $70.32
6/30/20256,810,000 shares $475.88 million -8.6%0.2%1.3 $69.88
6/15/20257,450,000 shares $554.43 million +7.7%0.2%1.4 $74.42
5/31/20256,920,000 shares $503.91 million -5.7%0.2%1.2 $72.82
5/15/20257,340,000 shares $498.83 million +52.3%0.2%1.2 $67.96
4/30/20254,820,000 shares $346.03 million -23.9%N/A0.8 $71.79
4/15/20256,330,000 shares $429.62 million -40.3%0.2%1.1 $67.87
3/31/202510,600,000 shares $779.10 million -30.5%0.3%1.8 $73.50
3/15/202515,240,000 shares $1.18 billion -10.2%0.5%2.8 $77.60
2/28/202516,970,000 shares $1.29 billion +9.8%0.5%3 $76.21
2/15/202515,460,000 shares $1.14 billion -8.7%0.5%2.9 $73.58
1/31/202516,940,000 shares $1.20 billion +12.2%N/A2.8 $70.76
1/15/202515,100,000 shares $991.77 million +19.0%N/A2.5 $65.68
12/31/202412,690,000 shares $831.45 million +26.1%N/A2.3 $65.52
12/15/202410,060,000 shares $669.79 million +36.0%N/A1.8 $66.58
11/30/20247,400,000 shares $500.39 million -8.3%N/A1.4 $67.62
11/15/20248,070,000 shares $510.27 million +74.3%N/A1.5 $63.23
10/31/20244,630,000 shares $329.42 million +14.9%N/A0.9 $71.15
10/15/20244,030,000 shares $313.74 million -25.2%N/A0.9 $77.85
9/30/20245,390,000 shares $419.93 million -16.4%N/A1.2 $77.91
9/15/20246,450,000 shares $504.84 million -27.2%N/A1.5 $78.27
8/31/20248,860,000 shares $776.31 million +4.1%N/A2.1 $87.62
8/15/20248,510,000 shares $722.50 million +49.0%N/A2.1 $84.90
7/31/20245,710,000 shares $451.95 million -1.6%N/A1.4 $79.15
7/15/20245,800,000 shares $453.10 million -9.5%N/A1.4 $78.12
6/30/20246,410,000 shares $499.92 million -19.2%N/A1.4 $77.99
6/15/20247,930,000 shares $631.15 million +18.9%N/A1.6 $79.59
5/31/20246,670,000 shares $520.39 million -13.0%N/A1.3 $78.02
5/15/20247,670,000 shares $590.36 million -10.1%N/A1.4 $76.97
4/30/20248,530,000 shares $647.26 million -0.6%N/A1.3 $75.88
4/15/20248,580,000 shares $589.70 million +12.0%N/A1.4 $68.73
3/31/20247,660,000 shares $518.97 million -26.9%N/A1.2 $67.75
3/15/202410,480,000 shares $694.93 million +13.2%N/A1.7 $66.31
2/29/20249,260,000 shares $594.12 million +3.8%N/A1.5 $64.16
2/15/20248,920,000 shares $560.53 million +117.6%N/A1.4 $62.84
1/31/20244,100,000 shares $273.22 million -29.4%N/A0.7 $66.64
1/15/20245,810,000 shares $403.33 million -6.6%N/A1.1 $69.42
12/31/20236,220,000 shares $418.92 million +8.9%N/A1.1 $67.35
12/15/20235,710,000 shares $370.01 million -27.7%N/A1 $64.80
11/30/20237,900,000 shares $510.26 million -2.5%N/A1.4 $64.59
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11/15/20238,100,000 shares $511.35 million -10.1%N/A1.6 $63.13
10/31/20239,010,000 shares $569.70 million +53.8%N/A1.8 $63.23
10/15/20235,860,000 shares $394.55 million -3.9%N/A1.2 $67.33
9/30/20236,100,000 shares $413.09 million -27.2%N/A1.3 $67.72
9/15/20238,380,000 shares $572.10 million +14.3%N/A1.6 $68.27
8/31/20237,330,000 shares $497.12 million +49.0%N/A1.4 $67.82
8/15/20234,920,000 shares $341.99 million -18.7%N/A0.9 $69.51
7/31/20236,050,000 shares $433.79 million -5.2%N/A1.2 $71.70
7/15/20236,380,000 shares $429.88 million -15.9%N/A1.3 $67.38
6/30/20237,590,000 shares $543.22 million +27.1%N/A1.7 $71.57
6/15/20235,970,000 shares $445.48 million +22.3%N/A1.4 $74.62
5/31/20234,880,000 shares $356.63 million +4.5%N/A1.2 $73.08
5/15/20234,670,000 shares $350.20 million -19.6%N/A1.2 $74.99
4/30/20235,810,000 shares $425.41 million +44.5%N/A1.3 $73.22
4/15/20234,020,000 shares $296.92 million +6.1%N/A0.8 $73.86
3/31/20233,790,000 shares $263.06 million +21.5%N/A0.8 $69.41
3/15/20233,120,000 shares $201.49 million -10.1%N/A0.6 $64.58
2/28/20233,470,000 shares $226.17 million +28.5%N/A0.7 $65.18
2/15/20232,700,000 shares $188.16 million +8.0%N/A0.6 $69.69
1/31/20232,500,000 shares $163.43 million -50.3%N/A0.5 $65.37
1/15/20235,030,000 shares $357.53 million +18.9%N/A1 $71.08
12/30/20224,230,000 shares $286.79 million -14.2%N/A0.8 $67.80
12/15/20224,930,000 shares $343.82 million +13.3%N/A0.9 $69.74
11/30/20224,350,000 shares $295.67 million -6.7%N/A0.7 $67.97
11/15/20224,660,000 shares $298.01 million -14.3%N/A0.7 $63.95
10/31/20225,440,000 shares $319.93 million -5.6%N/A0.8 $58.81
10/15/20225,760,000 shares $316.63 million +20.8%N/A0.9 $54.97
9/30/20224,770,000 shares $261.59 million -25.7%N/A0.7 $54.84
9/15/20226,420,000 shares $373.26 million -29.4%N/A1 $58.14
8/31/20229,090,000 shares $567.03 million -12.5%N/A1.4 $62.38
8/15/202210,390,000 shares $694.16 million -23.8%N/A1.7 $66.81
7/31/202213,640,000 shares $903.38 million -0.2%N/A2.1 $66.23
7/15/202213,670,000 shares $920.81 million +4.2%N/A2 $67.36
6/30/202213,120,000 shares $866.84 million -11.1%N/A1.9 $66.07
6/15/202214,760,000 shares $894.01 million +36.2%N/A2.1 $60.57
5/31/202210,840,000 shares $720.64 million -34.0%N/A1.6 $66.48
5/15/202216,420,000 shares $1.04 billion +39.7%N/A2.1 $63.14
4/30/202211,750,000 shares $780.20 million +8.6%N/A1.5 $66.40
4/15/202210,820,000 shares $747.12 million +39.4%N/A1.3 $69.05
3/31/20227,760,000 shares $514.80 million -1.7%N/A1 $66.34
3/15/20227,890,000 shares $484.21 million -12.6%N/A1.1 $61.37
2/28/20229,030,000 shares $549.75 million +9.7%N/A1.3 $60.88
2/15/20228,230,000 shares $496.27 million +54.7%N/A1.3 $60.30
1/31/20225,320,000 shares $309.68 million -12.8%N/A1 $58.21
1/15/20226,100,000 shares $358.99 million -1.3%N/A1.3 $58.85
12/31/20216,180,000 shares $359.99 million -1.6%N/A1.4 $58.25
12/15/20216,280,000 shares $349.92 million -16.8%N/A1.3 $55.72
11/30/20217,550,000 shares $413.97 million +8.5%N/A1.4 $54.83
11/15/20216,960,000 shares $416.07 million +2.7%N/A1.3 $59.78
10/29/20216,780,000 shares $422.94 million -5.0%N/A1.3 $62.38
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10/15/20217,140,000 shares $429.97 million -0.1%N/A1.2 $60.22
9/30/20217,150,000 shares $429.43 million +9.5%N/A0.7 $60.06
9/15/20216,530,000 shares $368.62 million +1.9%N/A0.7 $56.45
8/31/20216,410,000 shares $373.57 million +14.3%N/A0.6 $58.28
8/13/20215,610,000 shares $328.07 million -25.5%N/A0.5 $58.48
7/30/20217,530,000 shares $431.02 million -94.7%N/A0.7 $57.24
7/15/2021142,900,000 shares $8.14 billion +4.4%N/A14 $56.96
6/30/2021136,940,000 shares $8.20 billion +1.4%5.2%17.4 $59.90
6/15/2021135,110,000 shares $7.95 billion +2.3%5.2%17 $58.84
5/28/2021132,060,000 shares $7.50 billion +5.3%5.0%15.5 $56.77
5/14/2021125,410,000 shares $6.90 billion +6.2%N/A12.8 $55.05
4/30/2021118,090,000 shares $6.07 billion +10.1%N/A11.6 $51.37
4/15/2021107,270,000 shares $5.35 billion +8.8%N/A10 $49.84
3/31/202198,560,000 shares $4.93 billion +3.8%N/A9.2 $49.97
3/15/202194,940,000 shares $4.60 billion +10.0%N/A8 $48.42
2/26/202186,280,000 shares $4.22 billion +10.8%N/A6.9 $48.91
2/12/202177,900,000 shares $3.90 billion +18.2%N/A6.4 $50.09
1/29/202165,920,000 shares $3.43 billion +32.0%N/A5.9 $52.04
1/15/202149,930,000 shares $2.56 billion +49.1%N/A4.7 $51.29
11/30/20204,360,000 shares $229.38 million -30.7%N/A0.8 $52.61
11/15/20206,290,000 shares $360.92 million +4.0%N/A1.3 $57.38
10/30/20206,050,000 shares $308.97 million +20.3%N/A1.4 $51.07
10/15/20205,030,000 shares $267.55 million -1.4%N/A1.2 $53.19
9/30/20205,100,000 shares $279.48 million +18.3%N/A0.8 $54.80
9/15/20204,310,000 shares $238.26 million +4.4%N/A0.7 $55.28
8/31/20204,130,000 shares $231.28 million -37.2%N/A0.6 $56.00
8/14/20206,580,000 shares $363.15 million -4.1%N/A1 $55.19

AZN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is AstraZeneca's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of AstraZeneca shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 6,250,000 shares of AZN short. Learn More on AstraZeneca's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for AstraZeneca?

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. AZN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on AstraZeneca's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting AstraZeneca?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of AstraZeneca: Simplex Trading LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is AstraZeneca's short interest increasing or decreasing?

AstraZeneca saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,250,000 shares, a decline of 8.2% from the previous total of 6,810,000 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.

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

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to AstraZeneca: Novo Nordisk A/S (0.53%), Novartis AG (0.22%), Sanofi (0.15%), GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (0.67%), Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (0.14%), argenex SE (2.94%), BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR (2.55%), Summit Therapeutics PLC (3.85%), Insmed, Inc. (4.58%), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (4.66%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short AstraZeneca stock?

Short selling AZN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AstraZeneca as its price is falling. AZN shares are trading down $1.01 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 AstraZeneca?

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

How often is AstraZeneca'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 AZN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:AZN) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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