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HUTCHMED (HCM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.27 +0.12 (+0.91%)
Closing price 11/2/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$13.28 +0.02 (+0.11%)
As of 11/2/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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HUTCHMED Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2026, HUTCHMED (HCM) had a short interest of 265,001 shares sold short, representing 0.16% of the public float. This marks a 3.87% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.7, meaning it would take 4.7 days of the average trading volume of 47,336 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
265,001 shares
Previous Short Interest
275,665 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-3.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.69 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
174,470,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.16%
Today's Trading Volume
47,960 shares
Average Trading Volume
47,336 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
101%
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HCM Short Interest Over Time

HCM Days to Cover Over Time

HCM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

HUTCHMED Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/2026265,001 shares $3.69 million -3.9%0.2%4.73 $13.94
9/30/2026275,665 shares $4.03 million +19.8%0.2%4.97 $14.63
9/15/2026230,030 shares $3.17 million +14.4%0.1%1.77 $13.79
8/31/2026201,005 shares $2.44 million +18.5%0.1%2.31 $12.12
8/14/2026169,624 shares $2.07 million -6.1%0.1%4.53 $12.20
7/31/2026180,608 shares $2.01 million -6.9%0.1%3.77 $11.13
7/15/2026193,901 shares $2.25 million -2.0%0.1%3.5 $11.59
6/30/2026197,905 shares $2.14 million -1.2%0.1%4.09 $10.79
6/15/2026200,398 shares $2.17 million -4.5%0.1%2.66 $10.83
5/29/2026209,783 shares $2.40 million -4.8%0.1%4.33 $11.45
5/15/2026220,392 shares $2.76 million -14.3%0.1%7.42 $12.51
4/30/2026257,002 shares $3.45 million -16.2%0.2%8.84 $13.44
4/15/2026306,832 shares $4.69 million +9.8%0.2%9.41 $15.30
3/31/2026279,478 shares $4.18 million +0.4%0.2%7.99 $14.96
3/13/2026278,317 shares $3.89 million -13.7%0.2%10.01 $13.98
2/27/2026322,619 shares $4.62 million +2.8%0.2%19.43 $14.33
2/13/2026313,957 shares $4.63 million -0.5%0.2%10.25 $14.76
1/30/2026315,474 shares $4.73 million -5.1%0.2%9.58 $15.00
1/15/2026332,424 shares $5.09 million -12.6%0.2%4.46 $15.31
12/31/2025380,391 shares $5.07 million -3.4%0.2%11.65 $13.33
12/15/2025393,764 shares $5.25 million -1.3%0.2%24.01 $13.33
11/28/2025399,041 shares $5.75 million +8.2%0.2%11.06 $14.41
11/14/2025368,900 shares $5.56 million +1.1%0.2%10.86 $15.08
10/31/2025364,979 shares $5.36 million +0.3%0.2%11.03 $14.68
10/15/2025363,800 shares $5.60 million -2.9%0.2%7.2 $15.39
9/30/2025374,500 shares $5.90 million -9.9%N/A7.5 $15.75
9/15/2025415,700 shares $7.29 million +3.0%N/A7.5 $17.54
8/31/2025403,600 shares $6.06 million -18.6%0.2%6.4 $15.01
8/15/2025496,000 shares $8.16 million +26.4%N/A7.5 $16.45
7/31/2025392,400 shares $6.98 million +10.1%0.2%5.7 $17.78
7/15/2025356,300 shares $5.90 million -15.4%N/A4.8 $16.56
6/30/2025421,300 shares $6.34 million -4.6%0.3%4.7 $15.05
6/15/2025441,400 shares $7.46 million -7.7%0.3%4.7 $16.90
5/31/2025478,200 shares $6.58 million +9.4%0.3%5 $13.77
5/15/2025437,300 shares $5.72 million +2.8%0.3%4.7 $13.09
4/30/2025425,300 shares $6.32 million -15.1%N/A4.3 $14.85
4/15/2025501,000 shares $7.20 million +38.9%0.3%5.2 $14.38
3/31/2025360,600 shares $5.42 million +0.8%0.2%3.7 $15.04
3/15/2025357,700 shares $5.61 million -4.2%0.2%4.4 $15.69
2/28/2025373,300 shares $6.14 million -7.3%0.2%4.7 $16.46
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2/15/2025402,800 shares $5.56 million -2.5%0.2%5.1 $13.80
1/31/2025413,200 shares $5.59 million +0.1%N/A5.5 $13.52
1/15/2025412,700 shares $5.72 million -12.5%N/A5.3 $13.85
12/31/2024471,700 shares $6.80 million +0.8%N/A5.9 $14.41
12/15/2024467,900 shares $7.29 million -8.1%N/A4.9 $15.58
11/30/2024509,300 shares $8.63 million -4.3%N/A5.5 $16.95
11/15/2024532,100 shares $8.91 million -7.2%N/A5.8 $16.74
10/31/2024573,600 shares $10.32 million -16.3%N/A6 $18.00
10/15/2024685,000 shares $12.88 million +13.1%N/A6 $18.81
9/30/2024605,700 shares $11.83 million +0.7%N/A4.5 $19.53
9/15/2024601,500 shares $10.40 million +0.1%N/A4.9 $17.29
8/31/2024601,200 shares $10.49 million +3.6%N/A4.6 $17.45
8/15/2024580,300 shares $11.40 million +22.2%N/A4.2 $19.65
7/31/2024474,900 shares $9.23 million -7.2%N/A3.3 $19.44
7/15/2024511,600 shares $9.57 million +0.1%N/A3.7 $18.70
6/30/2024511,100 shares $8.75 million +0.4%N/A4.1 $17.12
6/15/2024509,000 shares $9.22 million +13.6%N/A4.1 $18.12
5/31/2024447,900 shares $8.30 million -7.4%N/A3.1 $18.53
5/15/2024483,700 shares $10.42 million +8.8%N/A3.4 $21.55
4/30/2024444,600 shares $8.23 million -13.8%N/A3.3 $18.51
4/15/2024515,800 shares $9.11 million +2.9%N/A3.9 $17.66
3/31/2024501,500 shares $8.43 million +3.4%N/A4 $16.80
3/15/2024485,100 shares $8.54 million +2.4%N/A4.1 $17.61
2/29/2024473,700 shares $7.16 million +0.6%N/A5.1 $15.11
2/15/2024470,700 shares $6.43 million -4.0%N/A4.8 $13.67
1/31/2024490,100 shares $6.13 million -9.3%N/A4 $12.50
1/15/2024540,200 shares $8.90 million -0.4%N/A3.9 $16.47
12/31/2023542,100 shares $9.82 million -12.6%N/A3.9 $18.11
12/15/2023620,400 shares $11.99 million +12.9%N/A4.3 $19.32
11/30/2023549,600 shares $10.60 million +4.9%N/A3.6 $19.28
11/15/2023524,000 shares $9.80 million -19.8%N/A3.6 $18.71
10/31/2023653,500 shares $12.73 million -5.9%N/A5.1 $19.48
10/15/2023694,700 shares $12.97 million -5.0%N/A6.1 $18.67
9/30/2023731,600 shares $12.39 million -10.9%N/A7 $16.94
9/15/2023821,400 shares $12.08 million -11.5%N/A7.5 $14.71
8/31/2023928,000 shares $13.94 million -10.8%N/A8.5 $15.02
8/15/20231,040,000 shares $14.61 million No ChangeN/A9.6 $14.05
7/31/20231,040,000 shares $14.63 million -1.0%N/A9.1 $14.07
7/15/20231,050,000 shares $13.60 million -13.2%N/A10 $12.95
6/30/20231,210,000 shares $14.52 million -4.7%N/A10 $12.00
6/15/20231,270,000 shares $16.76 million +3.3%N/A9.9 $13.20
5/31/20231,230,000 shares $14.76 million +30.0%N/A9 $12.00
5/15/2023946,300 shares $13.49 million -7.2%N/A5.6 $14.26
4/30/20231,020,000 shares $15.54 million +23.1%N/A5.6 $15.24
4/15/2023828,900 shares $14.70 million -1.1%N/A3.7 $17.73
3/31/2023838,500 shares $10.92 million +37.3%N/A3.5 $13.02
3/15/2023610,900 shares $9.04 million -10.0%N/A2.3 $14.80
2/28/2023679,000 shares $11.24 million -10.6%N/A2 $16.55
2/15/2023759,600 shares $12.50 million -20.3%N/A1.4 $16.46
1/31/2023953,100 shares $17.17 million -21.2%N/A1.6 $18.02
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1/15/20231,210,000 shares $21.38 million -10.4%N/A2 $17.67
12/30/20221,350,000 shares $19.95 million -17.7%N/A2.2 $14.78
12/15/20221,640,000 shares $22.68 million -32.0%N/A2.6 $13.83
11/30/20222,410,000 shares $29.23 million -4.4%N/A3.7 $12.13
11/15/20222,520,000 shares $29.08 million -10.3%N/A6.4 $11.54
10/31/20222,810,000 shares $24.84 million +16.1%N/A8.2 $8.84
10/15/20222,420,000 shares $19.34 million +8.0%N/A7.3 $7.99
9/30/20222,240,000 shares $19.85 million +27.3%N/A7.2 $8.86
9/15/20221,760,000 shares $21.24 million -18.9%N/A5 $12.07
8/31/20222,170,000 shares $27.91 million -6.1%N/A5.3 $12.86
8/15/20222,310,000 shares $32.09 million -14.4%N/A4.2 $13.89
7/31/20222,700,000 shares $35.29 million -16.7%N/A4.1 $13.07
7/15/20223,240,000 shares $42.38 million +25.1%N/A4.8 $13.08
6/30/20222,590,000 shares $32.74 million +6.6%N/A3.9 $12.64
6/15/20222,430,000 shares $24.71 million +73.6%N/A3.9 $10.17
5/31/20221,400,000 shares $14.73 million +8.5%N/A2 $10.52
5/15/20221,290,000 shares $13.35 million -32.5%N/A2.3 $10.35
4/30/20221,910,000 shares $28.82 million +2.1%N/A4 $15.09
4/15/20221,870,000 shares $32.20 million -28.6%N/A4.2 $17.22
3/31/20222,620,000 shares $49.57 million -1.1%N/A5.7 $18.92
3/15/20222,650,000 shares $42.11 million +59.6%N/A6.1 $15.89
2/28/20221,660,000 shares $45.24 million +1.2%N/A5 $27.25
2/15/20221,640,000 shares $44.08 million -7.3%N/A5.4 $26.88
1/31/20221,770,000 shares $48.21 million +7.3%N/A6.2 $27.24
1/15/20221,650,000 shares $51.27 million +2.5%N/A6.3 $31.07
12/31/20211,610,000 shares $56.48 million +8.8%N/A7.3 $35.08
12/15/20211,480,000 shares $47.21 million +18.4%N/A7.2 $31.90
11/30/20211,250,000 shares $42.33 million -6.0%N/A6.7 $33.86
11/15/20211,330,000 shares $41.40 million -0.8%N/A8 $31.13

HCM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of HUTCHMED shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 265,001 shares of HCM short. 0.16% of HUTCHMED's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HUTCHMED'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. HCM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.7. Learn More on HUTCHMED'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. 0.16% of HUTCHMED's floating shares are currently sold short.

HUTCHMED saw a decline in short interest since the prior report. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 265,001 shares, a decline of 3.9% from the previous total of 275,665 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.

0.16% of HUTCHMED's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceuticals" compare to HUTCHMED: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (10.02%), Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (7.48%), Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (5.33%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (5.66%), Veradermics, Incorporated (8.85%), Belite Bio, Inc. Sponsored ADR (3.63%), Definium Therapeutics, Inc. (7.66%), Indivior PLC (8.04%), Liquidia Corporation (25.98%), Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (17.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HCM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HUTCHMED as its price is falling. HCM shares are trading up $0.12 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 HUTCHMED 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 HCM, 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 HCM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.



Short interest data for NASDAQ:HCM is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/26/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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