Alphabet (GOOG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Alphabet Short Interest Data

Alphabet (GOOG) has a short interest of 36.57 million shares, representing 0.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.83% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 20.45 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 36,570,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 40,110,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -8.83%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $6.05 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: May 15, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 12,135,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.34%
Today's Trading Volume: 32,875,878 shares
Average Trading Volume: 20,446,030 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 161%

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Alphabet Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
5/15/2025	36,570,000 shares	$6.05 billion	-8.8%	0.3%	1.4	$165.40
4/30/2025	40,110,000 shares	$6.45 billion	+0.2%	N/A	1.7	$160.89
4/15/2025	40,050,000 shares	$6.36 billion	+3.9%	0.4%	1.8	$158.68
3/31/2025	38,530,000 shares	$6.02 billion	-13.4%	0.4%	1.8	$156.23
3/15/2025	44,490,000 shares	$7.46 billion	+14.5%	0.4%	2.3	$167.62
2/28/2025	38,860,000 shares	$6.69 billion	-10.9%	0.4%	2	$172.22
2/15/2025	43,610,000 shares	$8.15 billion	-0.8%	0.4%	2.3	$186.87
1/31/2025	43,980,000 shares	$9.04 billion	+2.1%	N/A	2.3	$205.60
1/15/2025	43,090,000 shares	$8.49 billion	+2.7%	N/A	2.2	$196.98
12/31/2024	41,940,000 shares	$7.99 billion	-16.2%	N/A	2.2	$190.44
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12/15/2024	50,030,000 shares	$9.57 billion	+20.1%	N/A	2.7	$191.38
11/30/2024	41,660,000 shares	$7.10 billion	-4.2%	N/A	2.3	$170.49
11/15/2024	43,490,000 shares	$7.56 billion	+7.5%	N/A	2.4	$173.89
10/31/2024	40,440,000 shares	$6.98 billion	+6.3%	N/A	2.3	$172.69
10/15/2024	38,030,000 shares	$6.35 billion	+5.4%	N/A	2.2	$166.90
9/30/2024	36,070,000 shares	$6.03 billion	-16.0%	N/A	2	$167.19
9/15/2024	42,930,000 shares	$6.80 billion	+4.4%	N/A	2.3	$158.37
8/31/2024	41,110,000 shares	$6.79 billion	-2.2%	N/A	2.3	$165.11
8/15/2024	42,050,000 shares	$6.86 billion	+3.3%	N/A	2.4	$163.17
7/31/2024	40,720,000 shares	$7.05 billion	-10.9%	N/A	2.3	$173.15
7/15/2024	45,710,000 shares	$8.60 billion	+6.7%	N/A	2.5	$188.19
6/30/2024	42,850,000 shares	$7.86 billion	-2.6%	N/A	2.3	$183.42
6/15/2024	44,010,000 shares	$7.85 billion	+19.9%	N/A	2.2	$178.37
5/31/2024	36,720,000 shares	$6.39 billion	-5.9%	N/A	1.8	$173.96
5/15/2024	39,030,000 shares	$6.79 billion	+2.6%	N/A	1.8	$173.88
4/30/2024	38,040,000 shares	$6.26 billion	+3.0%	N/A	1.7	$164.64
4/15/2024	36,940,000 shares	$5.77 billion	+8.1%	N/A	1.6	$156.33
3/31/2024	34,180,000 shares	$5.20 billion	-3.0%	N/A	1.5	$152.26
3/15/2024	35,220,000 shares	$5.01 billion	+14.9%	N/A	1.6	$142.17
2/29/2024	30,660,000 shares	$4.29 billion	-12.1%	N/A	1.3	$139.78
2/15/2024	34,870,000 shares	$5.02 billion	-6.1%	N/A	1.6	$143.94
1/31/2024	37,120,000 shares	$5.26 billion	+2.7%	N/A	1.7	$141.80
1/15/2024	36,130,000 shares	$5.21 billion	-4.1%	N/A	1.6	$144.24
12/31/2023	37,690,000 shares	$5.31 billion	-9.2%	N/A	1.7	$140.93
12/15/2023	41,500,000 shares	$5.55 billion	+11.4%	N/A	1.9	$133.84
11/30/2023	37,250,000 shares	$4.99 billion	+8.4%	N/A	1.7	$133.92
11/15/2023	34,360,000 shares	$4.69 billion	+13.8%	N/A	1.6	$136.38
10/31/2023	30,200,000 shares	$3.78 billion	-0.9%	N/A	1.4	$125.30
10/15/2023	30,480,000 shares	$4.22 billion	+0.5%	N/A	1.5	$138.58
9/30/2023	30,330,000 shares	$4.00 billion	-10.3%	N/A	1.4	$131.85
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9/15/2023	33,800,000 shares	$4.67 billion	+8.6%	N/A	1.5	$138.30
8/31/2023	31,120,000 shares	$4.27 billion	+9.3%	N/A	1.4	$137.35
8/15/2023	28,470,000 shares	$3.71 billion	+11.8%	N/A	1.2	$130.27
7/31/2023	25,470,000 shares	$3.39 billion	-19.6%	N/A	1	$133.11
7/15/2023	31,660,000 shares	$3.98 billion	+4.3%	N/A	1.2	$125.70
6/30/2023	30,360,000 shares	$3.67 billion	-2.6%	N/A	1.2	$120.97
6/15/2023	31,180,000 shares	$3.92 billion	-11.3%	N/A	1.2	$125.79
5/31/2023	35,170,000 shares	$4.34 billion	-1.3%	N/A	1.3	$123.37
5/15/2023	35,630,000 shares	$4.17 billion	+2.9%	N/A	1.3	$116.96
4/30/2023	34,630,000 shares	$3.75 billion	+7.7%	N/A	1.1	$108.22
4/15/2023	32,150,000 shares	$3.52 billion	+7.4%	N/A	1	$109.46
3/31/2023	29,940,000 shares	$3.11 billion	-10.5%	N/A	0.9	$104.00
3/15/2023	33,460,000 shares	$3.23 billion	+10.8%	N/A	1.1	$96.55
2/28/2023	30,190,000 shares	$2.73 billion	+5.7%	N/A	1	$90.30
2/15/2023	28,550,000 shares	$2.77 billion	-11.8%	N/A	1	$97.10
1/31/2023	32,360,000 shares	$3.23 billion	+12.1%	N/A	1.2	$99.87
1/15/2023	28,860,000 shares	$2.68 billion	-9.3%	N/A	1	$92.80
12/30/2022	31,820,000 shares	$2.82 billion	-3.6%	N/A	1.2	$88.73
12/15/2022	32,990,000 shares	$3.01 billion	+9.8%	N/A	1.2	$91.20
11/30/2022	30,050,000 shares	$3.05 billion	-10.7%	N/A	1.1	$101.45
11/15/2022	33,660,000 shares	$3.32 billion	+11.6%	N/A	1.2	$98.72
10/31/2022	30,150,000 shares	$2.85 billion	+13.9%	N/A	1.2	$94.66
10/15/2022	26,470,000 shares	$2.57 billion	-13.5%	N/A	1.2	$97.18
9/30/2022	30,590,000 shares	$2.94 billion	-23.1%	N/A	1.3	$96.15
9/15/2022	39,790,000 shares	$4.13 billion	+3.0%	N/A	1.6	$103.90
8/31/2022	38,620,000 shares	$4.22 billion	+4.4%	N/A	1.5	$109.15
8/15/2022	36,990,000 shares	$4.55 billion	+6.7%	N/A	1.3	$122.88
7/31/2022	34,670,000 shares	$4.04 billion	+15.6%	N/A	1.1	$116.64
7/15/2022	29,980,000 shares	$67.62 billion	-14.5%	N/A	0.9	$2,255.34
6/30/2022	1,750,000 shares	$3.83 billion	-6.9%	0.6%	1.1	$2,187.45
6/15/2022	1,880,000 shares	$4.15 billion	-12.6%	0.7%	1.2	$2,207.81
5/31/2022	2,150,000 shares	$4.90 billion	+26.5%	0.8%	1.4	$2,280.78
5/15/2022	1,700,000 shares	$3.96 billion	-2.3%	0.6%	1.2	$2,330.31
4/30/2022	1,740,000 shares	$4.00 billion	+18.4%	0.6%	1.2	$2,299.33
4/15/2022	1,470,000 shares	$3.74 billion	+5.0%	0.5%	0.9	$2,545.06
3/31/2022	1,400,000 shares	$3.91 billion	-14.1%	0.5%	0.9	$2,792.99
3/15/2022	1,630,000 shares	$4.23 billion	-7.9%	0.6%	1.1	$2,593.21
2/28/2022	1,770,000 shares	$4.78 billion	+5.4%	0.6%	1.2	$2,697.82
2/15/2022	1,680,000 shares	$4.58 billion	+20.0%	0.6%	1.1	$2,728.51
1/31/2022	1,400,000 shares	$3.80 billion	-0.7%	0.5%	1	$2,713.97
1/15/2022	1,410,000 shares	$3.94 billion	-7.2%	0.5%	1.2	$2,795.73
12/31/2021	1,520,000 shares	$4.40 billion	-9.0%	0.6%	1.3	$2,893.59
12/15/2021	1,670,000 shares	$4.92 billion	+0.6%	0.6%	1.5	$2,947.37
11/30/2021	1,660,000 shares	$4.73 billion	-18.6%	0.6%	1.4	$2,849.04
11/15/2021	2,040,000 shares	$6.10 billion	-1.0%	0.7%	1.8	$2,987.76
10/29/2021	2,060,000 shares	$6.11 billion	+9.6%	0.7%	1.9	$2,965.41
10/15/2021	1,880,000 shares	$5.33 billion	+6.2%	0.7%	1.7	$2,833.50
9/30/2021	1,770,000 shares	$4.72 billion	-33.0%	0.6%	1.7	$2,665.31
9/15/2021	2,640,000 shares	$7.67 billion	+8.2%	0.9%	2.6	$2,904.12
8/31/2021	2,440,000 shares	$7.10 billion	-5.8%	0.9%	2.4	$2,909.24
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8/13/2021	2,590,000 shares	$7.17 billion	+5.7%	0.9%	2.4	$2,768.12
7/30/2021	2,450,000 shares	$6.63 billion	-1.2%	0.9%	2.2	$2,704.42
7/15/2021	2,480,000 shares	$6.51 billion	+0.4%	0.9%	2	$2,625.33
6/30/2021	2,470,000 shares	$6.19 billion	-21.3%	0.9%	2	$2,506.32
6/15/2021	3,140,000 shares	$7.91 billion	+16.7%	1.1%	2.4	$2,520.66
5/28/2021	2,690,000 shares	$6.49 billion	+8.5%	1.0%	2	$2,411.56
5/14/2021	2,480,000 shares	$5.61 billion	-12.4%	0.9%	1.7	$2,261.97
4/30/2021	2,830,000 shares	$6.88 billion	+1.1%	1.0%	2	$2,429.89
4/15/2021	2,800,000 shares	$6.31 billion	No Change	1.0%	1.9	$2,254.84
3/31/2021	2,800,000 shares	$5.76 billion	-10.8%	1.0%	1.8	$2,055.54
3/15/2021	3,140,000 shares	$6.47 billion	+8.3%	1.1%	2	$2,061.92
2/26/2021	2,900,000 shares	$5.89 billion	+5.5%	1.0%	1.8	$2,031.36
2/12/2021	2,750,000 shares	$5.76 billion	+8.7%	1.0%	1.8	$2,095.89
1/29/2021	2,530,000 shares	$4.71 billion	+17.7%	0.9%	1.6	$1,863.11
1/15/2021	2,150,000 shares	$3.74 billion	+20.1%	0.7%	1.3	$1,740.18
12/31/2020	1,790,000 shares	$3.11 billion	-23.2%	0.6%	1.1	$1,739.52
12/15/2020	2,330,000 shares	$4.10 billion	-1.7%	0.8%	1.4	$1,760.06
11/30/2020	2,370,000 shares	$4.25 billion	-9.2%	0.8%	1.4	$1,793.19
11/15/2020	2,610,000 shares	$4.64 billion	+6.1%	0.9%	1.4	$1,777.02
10/30/2020	2,460,000 shares	$3.86 billion	+3.4%	0.9%	1.3	$1,567.24
10/15/2020	2,380,000 shares	$3.73 billion	-7.0%	0.8%	1.3	$1,568.08
9/30/2020	2,560,000 shares	$3.76 billion	+13.8%	0.9%	1.5	$1,469.60
9/15/2020	2,250,000 shares	$3.47 billion	-1.8%	0.8%	1.2	$1,541.44
8/31/2020	2,290,000 shares	$3.74 billion	+42.2%	0.8%	1.3	$1,634.18
8/14/2020	1,610,000 shares	$2.43 billion	-34.8%	0.6%	1	$1,507.73
7/31/2020	2,470,000 shares	$3.66 billion	+1.2%	0.9%	1.5	$1,482.96
7/15/2020	2,440,000 shares	$3.69 billion	+2.5%	0.8%	1.4	$1,513.64
6/30/2020	2,380,000 shares	$3.36 billion	-29.4%	0.8%	1.3	$1,413.61
6/15/2020	3,370,000 shares	$4.78 billion	+1.8%	1.2%	1.7	$1,419.85

GOOG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alphabet's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Alphabet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 36,570,000 shares of GOOG short. 0.34% of Alphabet's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alphabet's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Alphabet?: 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. GOOG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Alphabet's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Alphabet?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alphabet: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, CTC LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Caption Management LLC, MAI Capital Management, Quarry LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., DRW Securities LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Credit Agricole S A, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Elequin Capital LP, Raymond James Financial Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Citigroup Inc., XY Capital Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Gladius Capital Management LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Covenant Asset Management LLC, Larson Financial Group LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, Garde Capital Inc., Advisor Resource Council, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC, Mission Wealth Management LP, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Oak Family Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Alphabet?: 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. 0.34% of Alphabet's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Alphabet's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Alphabet saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,570,000 shares, a decrease of 8.8% from the previous total of 40,110,000 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 Alphabet's short interest compare to its competitors?: 0.34% of Alphabet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Alphabet: Omnicom Group Inc. (12.94%), Lamar Advertising (4.29%), The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (8.29%), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (10.33%), National CineMedia, Inc. (11.51%), Alphabet Inc. (0.69%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.64%), AppLovin Co. (4.70%), Flutter Entertainment plc (2.42%), The Trade Desk, Inc. (5.16%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Alphabet stock?: Short selling GOOG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alphabet as its price is falling. GOOG shares are trading up $2.38 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 Alphabet?: A short squeeze for Alphabet 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 GOOG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Alphabet'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 GOOG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.

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