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Diamondback Energy (FANG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$136.31 -2.04 (-1.47%)
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Diamondback Energy Short Interest Data

Diamondback Energy (FANG) has a short interest of 6.15 million shares. This marks a 6.03% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.14 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,150,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,800,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+6.03%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$811.86 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
292,168,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.10%
Today's Trading Volume
1,649,641 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,137,783 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
77%
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FANG Short Interest Over Time

FANG Days to Cover Over Time

FANG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Diamondback Energy Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20256,150,000 shares $811.86 million +6.0%N/A2.2 $132.01
4/15/20255,800,000 shares $737.41 million +12.6%2.0%2.1 $127.14
3/31/20255,150,000 shares $823.38 million -3.2%1.8%1.9 $159.88
3/15/20255,320,000 shares $799.06 million +16.2%1.8%2.1 $150.20
2/28/20254,580,000 shares $728.04 million +6.0%1.6%1.9 $158.96
2/15/20254,320,000 shares $678.20 million +7.5%1.5%1.9 $156.99
1/31/20254,020,000 shares $660.73 million -12.4%N/A1.9 $164.36
1/15/20254,590,000 shares $824.18 million -12.7%N/A2.2 $179.56
12/31/20245,260,000 shares $861.75 million -3.7%N/A2.4 $163.83
12/15/20245,460,000 shares $891.84 million -0.7%N/A2.3 $163.34
11/30/20245,500,000 shares $976.75 million -13.9%N/A2.3 $177.59
11/15/20246,390,000 shares $1.13 billion +23.6%N/A2.8 $176.60
10/31/20245,170,000 shares $913.90 million -14.8%N/A2.4 $176.77
10/15/20246,070,000 shares $1.09 billion +8.6%N/A3 $179.77
9/30/20245,590,000 shares $963.72 million +11.6%N/A2.8 $172.40
9/15/20245,010,000 shares $863.82 million +1.6%2.8%3.3 $172.42
8/31/20244,930,000 shares $961.89 million -14.4%2.8%3.7 $195.11
8/15/20245,760,000 shares $1.13 billion +9.3%3.2%4.3 $196.58
7/31/20245,270,000 shares $1.07 billion -12.2%3.0%3.9 $202.31
7/15/20246,000,000 shares $1.27 billion +1.0%3.4%4.3 $210.93
6/30/20245,940,000 shares $1.19 billion +0.7%3.4%4.2 $200.19
6/15/20245,900,000 shares $1.10 billion +12.8%3.3%4.1 $185.97
5/31/20245,230,000 shares $1.04 billion +3.4%3.0%3.7 $199.26
5/15/20245,060,000 shares $995.50 million +2.0%2.9%3.5 $196.74
4/30/20244,960,000 shares $997.60 million -6.6%2.8%2.8 $201.13
4/15/20245,310,000 shares $1.09 billion +2.9%3.0%3 $205.35
3/31/20245,160,000 shares $1.02 billion -6.4%2.9%2.8 $198.17
3/15/20245,510,000 shares $1.05 billion +11.5%3.1%3 $189.94
2/29/20244,940,000 shares $901.65 million -2.4%2.8%2.5 $182.52
2/15/20245,060,000 shares $903.31 million -5.6%2.9%2.6 $178.52
1/31/20245,360,000 shares $824.05 million -7.9%3.1%3.1 $153.74
1/15/20245,820,000 shares $895.35 million -6.7%3.4%3.3 $153.84
12/31/20236,240,000 shares $967.70 million +8.2%3.6%3.3 $155.08
12/15/20235,770,000 shares $883.44 million -1.2%3.4%3 $153.11
11/30/20235,840,000 shares $901.75 million -6.3%3.4%3 $154.41
11/15/20236,230,000 shares $970.57 million +16.0%3.6%3.2 $155.79
10/31/20235,370,000 shares $860.92 million -8.5%3.2%2.8 $160.32
10/15/20235,870,000 shares $977.77 million -11.7%3.5%2.9 $166.57
9/30/20236,650,000 shares $1.03 billion -19.3%3.9%3.4 $154.88
9/15/20238,240,000 shares $1.28 billion +3.9%4.9%4.4 $155.75
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8/31/20237,930,000 shares $1.20 billion -4.8%4.7%4.1 $151.78
8/15/20238,330,000 shares $1.23 billion +35.5%4.9%4.4 $147.41
7/31/20236,150,000 shares $906.02 million +23.5%3.6%3.3 $147.32
7/15/20234,980,000 shares $675.59 million +13.4%2.9%2.6 $135.66
6/30/20234,390,000 shares $576.67 million -12.9%2.6%2.4 $131.36
6/15/20235,040,000 shares $638.37 million -16.1%2.9%2.7 $126.66
5/31/20236,010,000 shares $764.17 million +19.5%3.5%2.9 $127.15
5/15/20235,030,000 shares $648.67 million +3.5%2.9%2.2 $128.96
4/30/20234,860,000 shares $691.09 million -10.7%2.8%2 $142.20
4/15/20235,440,000 shares $798.27 million -11.3%3.1%2.3 $146.74
3/31/20236,130,000 shares $828.59 million +1.5%3.5%2.5 $135.17
3/15/20236,040,000 shares $741.35 million +25.8%3.5%2.5 $122.74
2/28/20234,800,000 shares $674.78 million +1.1%2.8%1.9 $140.58
2/15/20234,750,000 shares $691.79 million +2.8%2.7%1.9 $145.64
1/31/20234,620,000 shares $675.07 million -29.6%2.8%1.8 $146.12
1/15/20236,560,000 shares $952.77 million -2.4%3.9%2.6 $145.24
12/30/20226,720,000 shares $919.16 million -19.5%4.0%2.6 $136.78
12/15/20228,350,000 shares $1.15 billion -2.8%5.0%3.1 $137.38
11/30/20228,590,000 shares $1.27 billion -30.0%5.2%3.5 $148.02
11/15/202212,270,000 shares $2.05 billion +26.4%7.4%4.9 $167.03
10/31/20229,710,000 shares $1.53 billion +16.7%5.8%4 $157.11
10/15/20228,320,000 shares $1.16 billion +17.4%5.0%3.4 $139.36
9/30/20227,090,000 shares $854.06 million -9.0%4.2%2.9 $120.46
9/15/20227,790,000 shares $1.05 billion +4.0%4.6%3 $134.63
8/31/20227,490,000 shares $998.27 million +4.6%4.5%2.6 $133.28
8/15/20227,160,000 shares $915.98 million +8.3%4.4%2.4 $127.93
7/31/20226,610,000 shares $846.21 million +0.8%3.8%2.1 $128.02
7/15/20226,560,000 shares $715.96 million -14.9%3.9%2.2 $109.14
6/30/20227,710,000 shares $934.07 million -17.3%4.7%2.6 $121.15
6/15/20229,320,000 shares $1.37 billion +12.2%5.7%3.3 $146.76
5/31/20228,310,000 shares $1.26 billion +26.9%5.0%3.2 $152.02
5/15/20226,550,000 shares $873.97 million +10.3%3.9%2.4 $133.43
4/30/20225,940,000 shares $749.81 million -2.8%3.6%2.2 $126.23
4/15/20226,110,000 shares $845.87 million +12.3%3.7%2.2 $138.44
3/31/20225,440,000 shares $745.72 million -1.3%3.3%1.9 $137.08
3/15/20225,510,000 shares $686.33 million -0.5%3.3%1.9 $124.56
2/28/20225,540,000 shares $765.07 million -2.6%3.3%2 $138.10
2/15/20225,690,000 shares $727.64 million -2.7%3.4%1.9 $127.88
1/31/20225,850,000 shares $738.04 million -7.6%3.5%2.1 $126.16
1/15/20226,330,000 shares $817.90 million +24.6%3.7%2.3 $129.21
12/31/20215,080,000 shares $547.88 million -14.0%3.0%1.9 $107.85
12/15/20215,910,000 shares $613.16 million +13.2%3.5%2.1 $103.75
11/30/20215,220,000 shares $557.13 million +9.9%3.1%1.8 $106.73
11/15/20214,750,000 shares $528.06 million -9.7%2.8%1.8 $111.17
10/29/20215,260,000 shares $563.82 million -4.5%3.1%2.1 $107.19
10/15/20215,510,000 shares $596.62 million +10.0%3.3%2.2 $108.28
9/30/20215,010,000 shares $474.30 million +24.6%3.0%2 $94.67
9/15/20214,020,000 shares $327.95 million +13.9%2.4%1.6 $81.58
8/31/20213,530,000 shares $272.30 million -17.7%2.1%1.5 $77.14
8/13/20214,290,000 shares $324.50 million -0.9%2.7%1.8 $75.64
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7/30/20214,330,000 shares $333.97 million -2.9%2.7%1.7 $77.13
7/15/20214,460,000 shares $364.56 million +0.2%2.8%1.8 $81.74
6/30/20214,450,000 shares $417.81 million +39.9%2.8%1.9 $93.89
6/15/20213,180,000 shares $288.90 million +17.3%2.0%1.3 $90.85
5/28/20212,710,000 shares $216.99 million -25.3%1.7%1.1 $80.07
5/14/20213,630,000 shares $276.61 million -4.2%2.3%1.3 $76.20
4/30/20213,790,000 shares $319.65 million -11.0%N/A1.3 $84.34
4/15/20214,260,000 shares $342.25 million -25.0%N/A1.5 $80.34
3/31/20215,680,000 shares $423.05 million -29.2%N/A1.8 $74.48
3/15/20218,020,000 shares $657.72 million -5.1%N/A2.4 $82.01
2/26/20218,450,000 shares $583.56 million -4.8%N/A2.5 $69.06
2/12/20218,880,000 shares $601.80 million +18.9%5.7%2.5 $67.77
1/29/20217,470,000 shares $450.52 million +0.8%4.8%1.9 $60.31
1/15/20217,410,000 shares $458.90 million +4.2%4.7%1.8 $61.93
12/31/20207,110,000 shares $350.31 million -6.3%4.5%1.8 $49.27
12/15/20207,590,000 shares $356.35 million -21.0%4.8%1.9 $46.95
11/30/20209,610,000 shares $418.23 million -0.3%6.1%2.5 $43.52
11/15/20209,640,000 shares $323.90 million -14.8%6.2%2.8 $33.60
10/30/202011,320,000 shares $289.11 million +4.2%7.2%3.7 $25.54
10/15/202010,860,000 shares $331.12 million +20.9%6.9%4.2 $30.49
9/30/20208,980,000 shares $270.48 million +9.9%5.7%3.6 $30.12
9/15/20208,170,000 shares $249.19 million +8.4%5.2%3.3 $30.50
8/31/20207,540,000 shares $293.76 million +4.7%4.8%3 $38.96
8/14/20207,200,000 shares $327.67 million -2.2%4.6%2.8 $45.51
7/31/20207,360,000 shares $293.37 million -3.2%4.7%2.8 $39.86
7/15/20207,600,000 shares $303.24 million +3.4%4.9%2.5 $39.90
6/30/20207,350,000 shares $307.38 million +12.6%4.7%2.1 $41.82
6/15/20206,530,000 shares $314.22 million +5.5%4.2%1.6 $48.12
5/29/20206,190,000 shares $263.57 million -16.7%4.0%1.2 $42.58

FANG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Diamondback Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Diamondback Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 6,150,000 shares of FANG short. Learn More on Diamondback Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Diamondback Energy?

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. FANG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Diamondback Energy's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Diamondback Energy?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Diamondback Energy: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Simplex Trading LLC, Citigroup Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Portman Square Capital LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Diamondback Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Diamondback Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,150,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the previous total of 5,800,000 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 Diamondback Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Diamondback Energy: ConocoPhillips (1.61%), EOG Resources, Inc. (2.78%), EQT Co. (2.69%), Devon Energy Co. (3.41%), Range Resources Co. (6.02%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (25.19%), Matador Resources (8.33%), SM Energy (9.45%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (9.61%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Diamondback Energy stock?

Short selling FANG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Diamondback Energy as its price is falling. FANG shares are trading down $2.04 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 Diamondback Energy?

A short squeeze for Diamondback Energy occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FANG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Diamondback Energy'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 FANG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FANG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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