Costco Wholesale (COST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $817.60 +1.65 (+0.20%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Costco Wholesale Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest7,110,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,150,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.56%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.03 billionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Outstanding Shares443,330,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.60%Today's Trading Volume1,441,033 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,059,285 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average70% Short Selling Costco Wholesale ? 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Costco Wholesale Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20247,110,000 shares $6.03 billion -0.6%N/A3.8 $848.73 6/30/20247,150,000 shares $6.08 billion +9.0%N/A4.1 $849.99 6/15/20246,560,000 shares $5.61 billion +3.1%N/A3.7 $855.67 5/31/20246,360,000 shares $5.15 billion -3.6%N/A3.5 $809.89 5/15/20246,600,000 shares $5.19 billion +7.5%N/A3.4 $787.04 4/30/20246,140,000 shares $4.44 billion -2.5%1.4%3.1 $722.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for COST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Costco Wholesale and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20246,300,000 shares $4.53 billion -0.9%1.4%3.1 $718.28 3/31/20246,360,000 shares $4.66 billion -5.9%1.4%3 $732.63 3/15/20246,760,000 shares $4.91 billion +0.5%1.5%3.1 $725.63 2/29/20246,730,000 shares $5.01 billion +6.5%1.5%2.8 $743.89 2/15/20246,320,000 shares $4.58 billion +10.3%1.4%3 $724.51 1/31/20245,730,000 shares $3.98 billion -5.0%1.3%2.7 $694.88 1/15/20246,030,000 shares $4.12 billion -2.1%1.4%2.9 $683.24 12/31/20236,160,000 shares $4.07 billion +7.5%1.4%3 $660.08 12/15/20235,730,000 shares $3.78 billion +14.6%1.3%2.7 $658.82 11/30/20235,000,000 shares $2.96 billion -5.8%1.1%2.8 $592.74 11/15/20235,310,000 shares $3.17 billion +20.4%1.2%3.1 $596.78 10/31/20234,410,000 shares $2.44 billion -6.2%1.0%2.6 $552.44 10/15/20234,700,000 shares $2.66 billion +8.6%1.1%2.9 $566.84 9/30/20234,330,000 shares $2.45 billion +6.4%1.0%2.6 $564.96 9/15/20234,070,000 shares $2.26 billion -1.5%0.9%2.6 $556.36 8/31/20234,130,000 shares $2.27 billion +2.2%0.9%2.6 $549.28 8/15/20234,040,000 shares $2.26 billion -2.7%0.9%2.3 $558.51 7/31/20234,150,000 shares $2.33 billion -3.0%0.9%2.3 $560.67 7/15/20234,280,000 shares $2.34 billion +11.2%1.0%2.3 $546.70 6/30/20233,850,000 shares $2.07 billion -6.3%0.9%2.1 $538.38 6/15/20234,110,000 shares $2.17 billion +15.1%0.9%2.3 $529.18 5/31/20233,570,000 shares $1.83 billion +6.3%N/A1.9 $511.56 5/15/20233,360,000 shares $1.69 billion -4.0%0.8%1.8 $502.04 4/30/20233,500,000 shares $1.76 billion -6.9%0.8%1.9 $503.22 4/15/20233,760,000 shares $1.85 billion +11.9%0.9%2 $491.30 3/31/20233,360,000 shares $1.67 billion -4.6%0.8%1.8 $496.87 3/15/20233,520,000 shares $1.71 billion +14.7%0.8%1.8 $485.66 2/28/20233,070,000 shares $1.49 billion +2.7%0.7%1.5 $484.18 2/15/20232,990,000 shares $1.53 billion +0.7%0.7%1.4 $511.28 1/31/20232,970,000 shares $1.52 billion -18.0%0.7%1.4 $511.14 1/15/20233,620,000 shares $1.76 billion -18.5%0.8%1.6 $485.25 12/30/20224,440,000 shares $2.03 billion +5.5%1.0%2 $456.50 12/15/20224,210,000 shares $1.95 billion -13.2%1.0%1.8 $463.91 11/30/20224,850,000 shares $2.62 billion +5.0%1.1%2.1 $539.25Get out of cash before the Fed's next meeting (Ad)"How I 6X-ed my wife's 401K in 1 year" At the peak of the dot-com boom, a former hedge fund manager put all $20,000 of his wife's 401k into shares of just ONE stock. 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Today, he says: "If you thought the dot-com mania was intense, what's about to happen in the coming weeks could be even crazier and could open up a new window of opportunity for 500%-plus gains."Click here now to watch this exclusive interview 11/15/20224,620,000 shares $2.43 billion +1.3%1.1%2.2 $526.47 10/31/20224,560,000 shares $2.29 billion -1.5%1.0%2.2 $501.50 10/15/20224,630,000 shares $2.11 billion +10.8%1.1%2.2 $454.65 9/30/20224,180,000 shares $1.97 billion -1.9%1.0%1.9 $472.27 9/15/20224,260,000 shares $2.14 billion +3.9%1.0%2 $503.50 8/31/20224,100,000 shares $2.14 billion -3.1%0.9%1.9 $522.10 8/15/20224,230,000 shares $2.31 billion +11.6%1.0%1.7 $545.75 7/31/20223,790,000 shares $2.05 billion +3.3%0.9%1.3 $541.30 7/15/20223,670,000 shares $1.92 billion -1.9%0.8%1.3 $522.95 6/30/20223,740,000 shares $1.79 billion -9.7%0.9%1.3 $479.28 6/15/20224,140,000 shares $1.90 billion +0.5%1.0%1.4 $458.79 5/31/20224,120,000 shares $1.92 billion +4.3%N/A1.4 $466.22 5/15/20223,950,000 shares $1.96 billion -12.8%0.9%1.4 $497.27 4/30/20224,530,000 shares $2.41 billion +9.2%N/A1.8 $531.72 4/15/20224,150,000 shares $2.45 billion +1.2%N/A1.7 $590.39 3/31/20224,100,000 shares $2.36 billion +0.2%N/A0 $575.85 3/15/20224,090,000 shares $2.22 billion -7.5%N/A1.6 $542.32 2/28/20224,420,000 shares $2.30 billion -7.1%N/A1.6 $519.25 2/15/20224,760,000 shares $2.45 billion +5.1%N/A1.8 $513.92 1/31/20224,530,000 shares $2.29 billion +4.6%N/A1.8 $505.13 1/15/20224,330,000 shares $2.18 billion -11.3%N/A1.7 $502.99 12/31/20214,880,000 shares $2.77 billion +8.2%N/A2.1 $567.70 12/15/20214,510,000 shares $2.55 billion +22.9%N/A2 $565.48 11/30/20213,670,000 shares $1.98 billion -13.9%0.8%1.8 $539.38 11/15/20214,260,000 shares $2.21 billion -3.2%1.0%2.4 $519.89 10/29/20214,400,000 shares $2.16 billion -5.0%1.0%2.5 $491.54 10/15/20214,630,000 shares $2.09 billion -6.5%1.1%2.7 $452.39 9/30/20214,950,000 shares $2.22 billion -5.7%1.1%2.9 $449.35 9/15/20215,250,000 shares $2.42 billion +2.1%1.2%3.1 $460.73 8/31/20215,140,000 shares $2.34 billion +6.6%1.2%3.1 $455.49 8/13/20214,820,000 shares $2.16 billion -7.3%1.1%2.6 $447.82 7/30/20215,200,000 shares $2.23 billion +13.5%1.2%2.8 $429.72 7/15/20214,580,000 shares $1.89 billion +0.2%1.0%2.4 $411.82 6/30/20214,570,000 shares $1.81 billion +7.8%1.0%2.3 $395.67 6/15/20214,240,000 shares $1.63 billion +5.2%1.0%2 $383.91 5/28/20214,030,000 shares $1.52 billion -6.1%0.9%1.7 $378.27 5/14/20214,290,000 shares $1.63 billion +10.3%N/A1.5 $379.53 4/30/20213,890,000 shares $1.45 billion +4.6%N/A1.4 $373.54 4/15/20213,720,000 shares $1.35 billion -14.1%N/A0 $363.17 3/31/20214,330,000 shares $1.51 billion -3.6%N/A1.4 $349.75 3/15/20214,490,000 shares $1.49 billion +6.7%N/A1.5 $331.14 2/26/20214,210,000 shares $1.41 billion -2.8%N/A1.5 $333.90 2/12/20214,330,000 shares $1.53 billion +19.3%N/A1.8 $352.20 1/29/20213,630,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.1%N/A1.5 $357.06 1/15/20213,590,000 shares $1.30 billion -6.8%N/A1.5 $362.35 12/31/20203,850,000 shares $1.44 billion +19.6%N/A1.7 $374.45 12/15/20203,220,000 shares $1.21 billion +4.9%N/A1.4 $374.38 11/30/20203,070,000 shares $1.19 billion +1.3%N/A1.3 $388.39 11/15/20203,030,000 shares $1.15 billion +15.2%N/A1.3 $378.84 10/30/20202,630,000 shares $959.58 million -17.0%N/A1.2 $364.86Get out of cash before the Fed's next meeting (Ad)"How I 6X-ed my wife's 401K in 1 year" At the peak of the dot-com boom, a former hedge fund manager put all $20,000 of his wife's 401k into shares of just ONE stock. 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Today, he says: "If you thought the dot-com mania was intense, what's about to happen in the coming weeks could be even crazier and could open up a new window of opportunity for 500%-plus gains."Click here now to watch this exclusive interview 10/15/20203,170,000 shares $1.20 billion +0.3%N/A1.4 $378.34 9/30/20203,160,000 shares $1.12 billion +12.1%N/A1.4 $355.00 9/15/20202,820,000 shares $969.83 million -1.1%N/A1.3 $343.91 8/31/20202,850,000 shares $990.83 million -3.7%N/A1.3 $347.66 8/14/20202,960,000 shares $995.39 million -10.8%N/A1.2 $336.28 7/31/20203,320,000 shares $1.08 billion -1.5%N/A1.3 $325.53 7/15/20203,370,000 shares $1.11 billion -14.3%N/A1.2 $328.00 6/30/20203,930,000 shares $1.19 billion -2.0%N/A1.3 $303.21 6/15/20204,010,000 shares $1.19 billion -1.5%N/A1.2 $297.18 5/29/20204,070,000 shares $1.26 billion -15.0%N/A1 $308.47 5/15/20204,790,000 shares $1.43 billion -12.0%N/A1.2 $299.21 4/30/20205,440,000 shares $1.65 billion +14.3%N/A1.4 $303.00 4/15/20204,760,000 shares $1.48 billion -2.1%N/A1.3 $310.27 3/31/20204,860,000 shares $1.51 billion -11.4%N/A1.4 $310.55 3/13/20205,486,400 shares $1.65 billion +8.2%1.3%1.1 $300.01 2/28/20205,070,000 shares $1.45 billion +1.8%1.2%2 $285.53 2/14/20204,980,000 shares $1.54 billion +16.4%1.1%2.4 $309.40 1/31/20204,280,000 shares $1.31 billion -16.4%1.0%2.2 $305.69 1/15/20205,120,000 shares $1.59 billion -9.4%1.2%2.6 $310.68 12/31/20195,650,000 shares $1.75 billion +9.9%1.3%3 $310.51 COST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Costco Wholesale's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Costco Wholesale shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 7,110,000 shares of COST short. Learn More on Costco Wholesale's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Costco Wholesale? 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. COST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Costco Wholesale's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Costco Wholesale? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Costco Wholesale: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Atria Wealth Solutions Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Gladius Capital Management LP, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, XR Securities LLC, General American Investors Co. Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Costco Wholesale's short interest increasing or decreasing? Costco Wholesale saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,110,000 shares, a drop of 0.6% from the previous total of 7,150,000 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 Costco Wholesale's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Costco Wholesale: Walmart Inc. (0.46%), PriceSmart, Inc. (4.49%), Target Co. (2.36%), Dollar General Co. (3.25%), Dollar Tree, Inc. (3.93%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (7.19%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (5.60%), MINISO Group Holding Limited (1.76%), Five Below, Inc. (8.06%), Almacenes Éxito S.A. (0.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Costco Wholesale stock? Short selling COST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Costco Wholesale as its price is falling. COST shares are trading up $1.65 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 Costco Wholesale? A short squeeze for Costco Wholesale 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 COST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Costco Wholesale'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 COST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024. 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