Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $55.04 -0.14 (-0.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.50 +1.46 (+2.65%) As of 04:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Columbia Sportswear Short Interest DataColumbia Sportswear (COLM) has a short interest of 2.67 million shares, representing 10.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -19.82% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 766,903 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,670,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,330,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-19.82%Dollar Volume Sold Short$151.04 millionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares54,770,000 sharesFloat Size25,820,000 sharesShort Percent of Float10.34%Today's Trading Volume737,820 sharesAverage Trading Volume766,903 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average96% Short Selling Columbia Sportswear? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Columbia Sportswear and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCOLM Short Interest Over TimeCOLM Days to Cover Over TimeCOLM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Columbia Sportswear Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20252,670,000 shares $151.04 million -19.8%10.3%3.8 $56.57 7/15/20253,330,000 shares $195.20 million -0.3%12.4%4.5 $58.62 6/30/20253,340,000 shares $204.01 million -13.9%12.5%4.1 $61.08 6/15/20253,880,000 shares $231.33 million +39.6%14.5%4.6 $59.62 5/31/20252,780,000 shares $177.39 million -23.6%10.4%3.2 $63.81 5/15/20253,640,000 shares $244.68 million -5.7%13.6%3.9 $67.22 4/30/20253,860,000 shares $239.98 million +41.9%14.5%4 $62.17 4/15/20252,720,000 shares $179.44 million -9.9%10.1%3.1 $65.97 3/31/20253,020,000 shares $228.58 million -17.3%11.2%3.7 $75.69 3/15/20253,650,000 shares $286.23 million +1.1%13.5%5.1 $78.42 Get the Latest News and Ratings for COLM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Columbia Sportswear and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20253,610,000 shares $313.49 million +12.1%13.3%5.7 $86.84 2/15/20253,220,000 shares $272.35 million -3.9%11.6%5.7 $84.58 1/31/20253,350,000 shares $295.81 million -18.7%12.0%6.6 $88.30 1/15/20254,120,000 shares $341.71 million +4.0%14.7%8.8 $82.94 12/31/20243,960,000 shares $332.36 million +4.8%14.2%8.6 $83.93 12/15/20243,780,000 shares $335.44 million +7.1%13.5%8.3 $88.74 11/30/20243,530,000 shares $307.96 million -20.3%12.3%8.2 $87.24 11/15/20244,430,000 shares $370.39 million +22.7%15.5%10.8 $83.61 10/31/20243,610,000 shares $290.50 million +8.1%11.5%9.1 $80.47 10/15/20243,340,000 shares $272.74 million +12.5%10.4%8.6 $81.66 9/30/20242,970,000 shares $247.07 million -6.6%9.2%7.3 $83.19 9/15/20243,180,000 shares $262.89 million +14.0%9.9%7.2 $82.67 8/31/20242,790,000 shares $225.24 million -17.5%8.7%6.2 $80.73 8/15/20243,380,000 shares $270.13 million +13.4%10.4%7.3 $79.92 7/31/20242,980,000 shares $243.47 million -18.1%9.2%6.4 $81.70 7/15/20243,640,000 shares $282.86 million +3.7%11.1%7.7 $77.71 6/30/20243,510,000 shares $277.57 million No Change10.7%7.4 $79.08 6/15/20243,510,000 shares $282.98 million -2.5%10.7%7.6 $80.62 5/31/20243,600,000 shares $308.23 million -6.7%10.9%7.4 $85.62 5/15/20243,860,000 shares $322.66 million +22.2%11.7%7.8 $83.59 4/30/20243,160,000 shares $251.63 million -4.8%9.5%6.1 $79.63 4/15/20243,320,000 shares $246.38 million +26.2%9.9%6.3 $74.21 3/31/20242,630,000 shares $213.50 million +4.0%7.9%5.2 $81.18 3/15/20242,530,000 shares $201.72 million +7.7%7.6%5.2 $79.73 2/29/20242,350,000 shares $194.32 million -7.8%7.0%5.4 $82.69 2/15/20242,550,000 shares $208.41 million -11.8%7.5%5.8 $81.73 1/31/20242,890,000 shares $229.06 million +9.5%8.4%6.8 $79.26 1/15/20242,640,000 shares $204.31 million +3.9%7.7%6.3 $77.39 12/31/20232,540,000 shares $202.03 million +21.5%7.4%6 $79.54 12/15/20232,090,000 shares $170.36 million -7.1%6.1%4.9 $81.51What Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold play (Ad)A Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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Here’s how to prepare.Download the Free Gold Protection Guide to get started now 11/30/20232,250,000 shares $176.24 million -2.2%6.5%5.1 $78.33 11/15/20232,300,000 shares $179.54 million +18.6%6.7%5.2 $78.06 10/31/20231,940,000 shares $143.17 million +4.3%5.6%4.4 $73.80 10/15/20231,860,000 shares $133.49 million -9.7%5.3%4.2 $71.77 9/30/20232,060,000 shares $152.65 million +13.8%5.9%4.9 $74.10 9/15/20231,810,000 shares $129.89 million +2.3%5.2%4.3 $71.76 8/31/20231,770,000 shares $129.81 million +9.9%5.1%4.2 $73.34 8/15/20231,610,000 shares $120.56 million No Change4.6%3.9 $74.88 7/31/20231,610,000 shares $126.56 million +1.3%4.5%3.9 $78.61 7/15/20231,590,000 shares $123.03 million +8.2%4.6%4.2 $77.38 6/30/20231,470,000 shares $113.54 million +25.6%4.2%4 $77.24 6/15/20231,170,000 shares $90.51 million +14.7%3.3%3.4 $77.36 5/31/20231,020,000 shares $75.31 million +2.0%2.9%3.2 $73.83 5/15/2023999,700 shares $77.53 million -2.0%2.8%3.2 $77.55 4/30/20231,020,000 shares $85.21 million +11.9%2.9%3.3 $83.54 4/15/2023911,300 shares $80.10 million -10.7%2.6%3 $87.90 3/31/20231,020,000 shares $92.04 million +5.1%2.9%3.4 $90.24 3/15/2023970,600 shares $82.73 million -1.7%2.7%3.2 $85.24 2/28/2023987,300 shares $86.09 million -2.3%2.8%3.2 $87.20 2/15/20231,010,000 shares $92.78 million +8.2%2.8%3.3 $91.86 1/31/2023933,400 shares $89.51 million +0.7%2.6%2.9 $95.90 1/15/2023927,300 shares $86.27 million +11.9%2.6%2.8 $93.03 12/30/2022828,900 shares $72.60 million -5.9%2.2%2.4 $87.58 12/15/2022880,700 shares $75.47 million -17.7%2.5%2.4 $85.69 11/30/20221,070,000 shares $95.86 million +8.4%3.3%2.8 $89.59 11/15/2022986,800 shares $81.57 million -10.3%3.1%2.6 $82.66 10/31/20221,100,000 shares $81.95 million -7.6%3.4%3 $74.50 10/15/20221,190,000 shares $85.37 million +14.4%3.7%3.3 $71.74 9/30/20221,040,000 shares $69.99 million -13.3%3.2%2.9 $67.30 9/15/20221,200,000 shares $86.47 million -8.4%3.7%3.4 $72.06 8/31/20221,310,000 shares $93.32 million +12.0%4.0%3.6 $71.24 8/15/20221,170,000 shares $89.49 million +7.3%3.6%3.1 $76.49 7/31/20221,090,000 shares $80.67 million -19.3%3.3%2.5 $74.01 7/15/20221,350,000 shares $99.02 million -8.2%4.1%3.1 $73.35 6/30/20221,470,000 shares $105.22 million +2.8%4.5%3.5 $71.58 6/15/20221,430,000 shares $103.36 million +0.7%4.3%3.5 $72.28 5/31/20221,420,000 shares $110.45 million +18.3%4.3%3.3 $77.78 5/15/20221,200,000 shares $95.82 million +1.7%3.6%2.7 $79.85 4/30/20221,180,000 shares $96.95 million -5.6%3.5%2.7 $82.16 4/15/20221,250,000 shares $110.41 million +2.5%3.6%3 $88.33 3/31/20221,220,000 shares $110.45 million +5.2%3.5%2.8 $90.53 3/15/20221,160,000 shares $102.81 million +17.5%3.3%2.6 $88.63 2/28/2022987,600 shares $91.57 million +10.7%2.8%2.3 $92.72 2/15/2022892,300 shares $87.77 million -9.2%2.5%2.3 $98.36 1/31/2022982,800 shares $91.27 million +7.9%2.8%2.9 $92.87 1/15/2022910,600 shares $83.11 million +58.4%2.6%3.1 $91.27 12/31/2021575,000 shares $56.03 million -10.7%1.6%2.1 $97.44 12/15/2021643,700 shares $63.76 million -8.0%1.8%2.4 $99.06 11/30/2021699,500 shares $68.22 million -7.3%2.0%2.4 $97.53 11/15/2021754,400 shares $79.81 million -12.9%2.1%2.7 $105.79What Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold play (Ad)A Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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Here’s how to prepare.Download the Free Gold Protection Guide to get started now 10/29/2021866,100 shares $89.94 million -4.4%2.4%2.9 $103.84 10/15/2021906,000 shares $87.18 million -3.1%2.5%2.9 $96.22 9/30/2021934,900 shares $89.60 million +20.4%2.6%2.8 $95.84 9/15/2021776,300 shares $78.69 million +49.4%2.2%2.3 $101.36 8/31/2021519,700 shares $53.01 million -28.7%1.4%1.6 $102.01 8/13/2021728,800 shares $75.12 million +12.7%2.0%2.1 $103.08 7/30/2021646,600 shares $64.41 million -7.7%1.8%1.8 $99.62 7/15/2021700,400 shares $69.80 million -18.1%1.9%1.9 $99.66 6/30/2021855,200 shares $84.12 million +2.4%2.3%2.1 $98.36 6/15/2021834,800 shares $84.92 million +8.4%2.4%2.2 $101.73 5/28/2021770,000 shares $79.10 million -17.0%2.2%1.9 $102.73 5/14/2021927,500 shares $96.14 million +59.9%2.7%2.3 $103.66 4/30/2021580,000 shares $65.77 million -0.1%1.7%1.4 $113.40 4/15/2021580,600 shares $62.63 million +0.3%1.7%1.5 $107.87 3/31/2021578,900 shares $62.10 million -25.2%1.7%1.6 $107.27 3/15/2021773,600 shares $81.14 million -17.4%2.3%2.3 $104.88 2/26/2021936,100 shares $98.55 million +18.9%2.8%2.8 $105.28 2/12/2021787,500 shares $80.71 million -39.4%2.4%2.4 $102.49 1/29/20211,300,000 shares $113.80 million -9.1%4.1%3.9 $87.54 1/15/20211,430,000 shares $134.55 million +16.3%4.5%4.2 $94.09 12/31/20201,230,000 shares $108.78 million +6.0%3.8%3.4 $88.44 12/15/20201,160,000 shares $97.08 million No Change3.6%3.2 $83.69 11/30/20201,160,000 shares $98.21 million -13.4%3.6%3.1 $84.66 11/15/20201,340,000 shares $104.98 million +3.9%4.2%3.5 $78.34 10/30/20201,290,000 shares $124.19 million +3.2%4.2%3.6 $96.27 10/15/20201,250,000 shares $115.63 million -16.7%4.2%3.8 $92.50 9/30/20201,500,000 shares $130.47 million +4.2%5.0%4.9 $86.98 9/15/20201,440,000 shares $132.88 million -8.3%4.8%4.5 $92.28 8/31/20201,570,000 shares $134.34 million +2.6%5.3%5 $85.57 COLM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Columbia Sportswear's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Columbia Sportswear shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 2,670,000 shares of COLM short. 10.34% of Columbia Sportswear's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Columbia Sportswear's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Columbia Sportswear? 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. COLM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Columbia Sportswear's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Columbia Sportswear? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Columbia Sportswear: Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Columbia Sportswear? 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. 10.34% of Columbia Sportswear's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Columbia Sportswear's short interest increasing or decreasing? Columbia Sportswear saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,670,000 shares, a decrease of 19.8% from the previous total of 3,330,000 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 Columbia Sportswear's float size? Columbia Sportswear currently has issued a total of 54,770,000 shares. Some of Columbia Sportswear'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. Columbia Sportswear currently has a public float of 25,820,000 shares. How does Columbia Sportswear's short interest compare to its competitors? 10.34% of Columbia Sportswear's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Columbia Sportswear: Crocs, Inc. (10.35%), G-III Apparel Group, LTD. (16.43%), lululemon athletica inc. (5.73%), Steven Madden, Ltd. (7.28%), Brunswick Corporation (8.53%), Carter's, Inc. (13.85%), Gildan Activewear, Inc. (1.36%), PVH Corp. (14.07%), Ralph Lauren Corporation (4.32%), V.F. Corporation (9.72%), 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 Columbia Sportswear stock? Short selling COLM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Columbia Sportswear as its price is falling. COLM shares are trading down $0.53 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 Columbia Sportswear? A short squeeze for Columbia Sportswear 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 COLM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Columbia Sportswear'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 COLM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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