Five Below (FIVE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 August 31st, investors have sold 3,840,000 shares of FIVE short. 7.05% 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 6.0. Learn More on Five Below's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Five Below: Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Royal Bank of Canada, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and Cutler Group LLC CA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 7.05% of Five Below's floating shares are currently sold short.

Five Below saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,840,000 shares, an increase of 0.5% from the previous total of 3,820,000 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.

Five Below currently has issued a total of 55,690,000 shares. Some of Five Below'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. Five Below currently has a public float of 54,450,000 shares.

7.05% 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: MINISO Group Holding Limited (2.24%), PriceSmart, Inc. (3.66%), Dollar Tree, Inc. (2.94%), Dollar General Co. (2.10%), Carvana Co. (17.94%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (9.61%), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (14.55%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (3.33%), Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (3.31%), Bath & Body Works, Inc. (3.48%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.67 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.56 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.20 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.19 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.00 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 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 $0.19 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 August, 31 2023.