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Five Below (FIVE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$188.54 +1.96 (+1.05%)
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Five Below Short Interest Overview

As of June 15, 2026, Five Below (FIVE) had a short interest of 2.55 million shares sold short, representing 4.65% of the public float. This marks a 2.89% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.2, meaning it would take 1.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.59 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,548,026 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,476,433 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
2.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$494.11 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
55,290,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.65%
Today's Trading Volume
1,387,147 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,590,974 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20262,548,026 shares $494.11 million +2.9%4.7%1.24 $193.92
5/29/20262,476,433 shares $563.04 million +15.8%4.5%2.31 $227.36
5/15/20262,137,896 shares $456.74 million +2.3%3.9%2.28 $213.64
4/30/20262,090,185 shares $492.57 million -10.0%3.8%1.83 $235.66
4/15/20262,322,397 shares $518.64 million +4.6%4.2%2.12 $223.32
3/31/20262,219,909 shares $507.20 million +38.1%4.1%1.48 $228.48
3/13/20261,608,101 shares $338.28 million -25.2%3.0%1.76 $210.36
2/27/20262,148,879 shares $480.34 million -0.4%4.0%2.51 $223.53
2/13/20262,158,292 shares $444.46 million +1.0%3.9%2.39 $205.93
1/30/20262,137,114 shares $409.56 million -9.5%3.9%2.11 $191.64
1/15/20262,360,864 shares $467.55 million -0.3%4.4%1.78 $198.04
12/31/20252,367,817 shares $446.00 million +4.5%4.4%2.48 $188.36
12/15/20252,265,313 shares $411.52 million -15.8%4.2%1.23 $181.66
11/28/20252,690,380 shares $446.60 million -8.1%5.0%2.36 $166.00
11/14/20252,928,514 shares $430.64 million -11.8%5.4%2.68 $147.05
10/31/20253,319,076 shares $521.99 million -14.3%6.1%3.46 $157.27
10/15/20253,870,000 shares $590.48 million +23.6%7.2%3.1 $152.58
9/30/20253,130,000 shares $484.21 million +1.3%5.8%2.5 $154.70
9/15/20253,090,000 shares $454.11 million +0.3%5.7%2.4 $146.96
8/31/20253,080,000 shares $446.91 million -4.6%5.7%2.4 $145.10
8/15/20253,230,000 shares $436.15 million -11.3%6.0%2.4 $135.03
7/31/20253,640,000 shares $496.93 million +8.0%6.8%2.4 $136.52
7/15/20253,370,000 shares $445.14 million -6.9%6.3%1.9 $132.09
6/30/20253,620,000 shares $474.87 million +8.7%6.7%1.7 $131.18
6/15/20253,330,000 shares $405.66 million -0.6%6.2%1.3 $121.82
5/31/20253,350,000 shares $387.60 million -31.2%6.2%1.2 $115.70
5/15/20254,870,000 shares $514.32 million +5.2%9.1%1.9 $105.61
4/30/20254,630,000 shares $351.37 million -22.5%8.6%1.9 $75.89
4/15/20255,970,000 shares $374.14 million +21.1%11.1%2.6 $62.67
3/31/20254,930,000 shares $369.40 million +5.1%9.2%2.2 $74.93
3/15/20254,690,000 shares $342.37 million -7.3%8.7%2.6 $73.00
2/28/20255,060,000 shares $439.66 million +4.8%9.4%2.9 $86.89
2/15/20254,830,000 shares $428.52 million -9.2%9.0%2.7 $88.72
1/31/20255,320,000 shares $498.91 million +18.5%9.9%2.8 $93.78
1/15/20254,490,000 shares $424.53 million +3.9%8.4%2.3 $94.55
12/31/20244,320,000 shares $453.43 million +8.5%8.0%2.4 $104.96
12/15/20243,980,000 shares $413.72 million +3.9%7.4%2.3 $103.95
11/30/20243,830,000 shares $355.04 million -7.3%7.1%2.1 $92.70
11/15/20244,130,000 shares $359.39 million -13.6%7.7%2.3 $87.02
10/31/20244,780,000 shares $453.10 million +5.3%9.0%2.6 $94.79
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8/31/20244,430,000 shares $334.15 million +3.8%8.3%2.1 $75.43
8/15/20244,270,000 shares $321.66 million +13.3%8.0%2.1 $75.33
7/31/20243,770,000 shares $274.23 million -12.7%7.1%2 $72.74
7/15/20244,320,000 shares $432 million +3.6%8.1%2.5 $100.00
6/30/20244,170,000 shares $454.40 million +21.6%7.7%3.1 $108.97
6/15/20243,430,000 shares $387.18 million +31.9%6.4%2.6 $112.88
5/31/20242,600,000 shares $359.14 million -11.9%4.9%2 $138.13
5/15/20242,950,000 shares $414.98 million +9.7%5.5%3 $140.67
4/30/20242,690,000 shares $393.65 million -14.1%5.0%3 $146.34
4/15/20243,130,000 shares $478.30 million -22.3%5.8%3.5 $152.81
3/31/20244,030,000 shares $730.96 million -3.8%7.5%4.8 $181.38
3/15/20244,190,000 shares $844.58 million -6.5%7.8%5.5 $201.57
2/29/20244,480,000 shares $899.05 million -3.2%8.3%6.7 $200.68
2/15/20244,630,000 shares $877.66 million -7.8%8.6%6.2 $189.56
1/31/20245,020,000 shares $900.89 million -5.5%9.3%6.5 $179.46
1/15/20245,310,000 shares $1.01 billion -0.2%9.9%6.7 $190.59
12/31/20235,320,000 shares $1.13 billion -2.9%9.9%6.5 $213.16
12/15/20235,480,000 shares $1.07 billion -0.5%10.2%6.4 $194.36
11/30/20235,510,000 shares $1.04 billion +0.9%10.3%6.1 $188.46
11/15/20235,460,000 shares $1.01 billion +8.6%10.1%5.8 $184.07
10/31/20235,030,000 shares $875.12 million +17.3%9.2%5.5 $173.98
10/15/20234,290,000 shares $704.98 million -5.3%7.9%4.9 $164.33
9/30/20234,530,000 shares $728.88 million -2.2%8.3%5.6 $160.90
9/15/20234,630,000 shares $736.17 million +20.6%8.5%6.5 $159.00
8/31/20233,840,000 shares $660.33 million +0.5%7.1%6 $171.96
8/15/20233,820,000 shares $748.99 million +1.9%7.0%5.9 $196.07
7/31/20233,750,000 shares $781.28 million -2.6%6.9%5.6 $208.34
7/15/20233,850,000 shares $766.03 million +0.5%7.1%5.5 $198.97
6/30/20233,830,000 shares $752.75 million -5.2%7.1%4.9 $196.54
6/15/20234,040,000 shares $786.31 million +8.3%7.4%5.2 $194.63
5/31/20233,730,000 shares $643.50 million -3.1%6.9%4.5 $172.52
5/15/20233,850,000 shares $765.92 million -1.8%7.1%5.3 $198.94
4/30/20233,920,000 shares $773.65 million -14.0%7.2%5.5 $197.36
4/15/20234,560,000 shares $939.36 million +10.7%8.4%6.5 $206.00
3/31/20234,120,000 shares $848.60 million +15.7%7.6%6 $205.97
3/15/20233,560,000 shares $705.49 million -4.3%6.6%4.7 $198.17
2/28/20233,720,000 shares $760.00 million -2.1%6.9%4.8 $204.30
2/15/20233,800,000 shares $791.84 million +9.8%7.0%4.4 $208.38
1/31/20233,460,000 shares $682.07 million -8.7%6.4%3.9 $197.13
1/15/20233,790,000 shares $721.39 million -12.1%7.0%4.1 $190.34
12/30/20224,310,000 shares $762.31 million +9.7%8.0%4.6 $176.87
12/15/20223,930,000 shares $689.87 million -2.7%7.3%4.3 $175.54
11/30/20224,040,000 shares $649.87 million +0.8%7.5%4.4 $160.86
11/15/20224,010,000 shares $635.10 million -5.4%7.4%4.5 $158.38
10/31/20224,240,000 shares $620.52 million -12.4%7.8%4.8 $146.35
10/15/20224,840,000 shares $637.72 million -8.7%8.9%5.3 $131.76
9/30/20225,300,000 shares $729.65 million -6.0%9.8%5.9 $137.67
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9/15/20225,640,000 shares $767.21 million +16.5%10.4%6.3 $136.03
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8/15/20224,480,000 shares $618.73 million -15.5%8.3%4.4 $138.11
7/31/20225,300,000 shares $673.47 million +3.3%9.8%4.9 $127.07
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6/15/20224,660,000 shares $574.21 million +17.1%8.6%4.1 $123.22
5/31/20223,980,000 shares $519.75 million +8.5%7.4%3.9 $130.59
5/15/20223,670,000 shares $535.75 million +37.5%6.8%3.9 $145.98
4/30/20222,670,000 shares $419.46 million -4.3%4.9%3.1 $157.10
4/15/20222,790,000 shares $500.92 million +9.4%5.1%3.1 $179.54
3/31/20222,550,000 shares $403.84 million +4.9%N/A2.9 $158.37
3/15/20222,430,000 shares $374.10 million +6.6%4.5%3.1 $153.95
2/28/20222,280,000 shares $373.03 million +7.6%4.2%3 $163.61
2/15/20222,120,000 shares $360.65 million -2.3%3.9%2.8 $170.12
1/31/20222,170,000 shares $355.88 million +34.8%4.0%3.1 $164.00
1/15/20221,610,000 shares $279.03 million -12.5%N/A2.4 $173.31
12/31/20211,840,000 shares $380.68 million +1.7%3.4%3.1 $206.89
12/15/20211,810,000 shares $343.36 million +17.5%3.3%3 $189.70
11/30/20211,540,000 shares $313.30 million -6.7%2.8%2.5 $203.44
11/15/20211,650,000 shares $349.22 million -13.6%3.0%2.3 $211.65
10/29/20211,910,000 shares $376.84 million -4.5%3.5%2.6 $197.30
10/15/20212,000,000 shares $380.12 million -4.3%3.7%2.8 $190.06
9/30/20212,090,000 shares $369.53 million -11.8%3.8%3 $176.81
9/15/20212,370,000 shares $436.22 million +15.6%4.3%3.7 $184.06
8/31/20212,050,000 shares $436.26 million -3.8%3.8%3.5 $212.81
8/13/20212,130,000 shares $472.05 million +1.9%3.9%4.4 $221.62
7/30/20212,090,000 shares $406.34 million +1.0%3.8%4 $194.42
7/15/20212,070,000 shares $384.21 million -4.6%3.8%3.8 $185.61
6/30/20212,170,000 shares $419.40 million -23.3%4.0%3.7 $193.27

FIVE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Five Below shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 2,548,026 shares of FIVE short. 4.65% of Five Below's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Five Below'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. FIVE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.2. Learn More on Five Below's short interest ratio.

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. 4.65% of Five Below's floating shares are currently sold short.

Five Below saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,548,026 shares, an increase of 2.9% from the previous total of 2,476,433 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.

4.65% of Five Below's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Five Below: DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (11.48%), Ulta Beauty Inc. (4.96%), Tractor Supply Company (5.01%), Signet Jewelers Limited (13.04%), Winmark Corporation (10.01%), Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (20.51%), MarineMax, Inc. (12.85%), SharkNinja, Inc. (10.86%), Bath & Body Works, Inc. (8.33%), Arhaus, Inc. (3.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($51.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.75 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($23.00 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($17.29 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($13.25 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.78 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.45 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($9.71 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FIVE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Five Below as its price is falling. FIVE shares are trading up $1.96 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 Five Below 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 FIVE, 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 FIVE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:FIVE) was last updated on 6/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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