Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.41 -0.30 (-2.80%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.40 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Hope Bancorp Short Interest DataHope Bancorp (HOPE) has a short interest of 3.35 million shares, representing 2.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.77% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 934,561 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,350,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,080,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.77%Dollar Volume Sold Short$35.95 millionShort Interest Ratio3.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares128,060,000 sharesFloat Size121,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.76%Today's Trading Volume1,219,301 sharesAverage Trading Volume934,561 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average130% Short Selling Hope Bancorp? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hope Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHOPE Short Interest Over TimeHOPE Days to Cover Over TimeHOPE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Hope Bancorp Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20253,350,000 shares $35.95 million +8.8%2.8%3.4 $10.73 6/15/20253,080,000 shares $31.20 million -2.5%2.5%2.9 $10.13 5/31/20253,160,000 shares $31.92 million +2.3%2.6%2.9 $10.10 5/15/20253,090,000 shares $32.60 million -5.5%2.5%2.8 $10.55 4/30/20253,270,000 shares $32.60 million -10.7%2.7%3.1 $9.97 4/15/20253,660,000 shares $34.55 million +22.0%3.0%3.5 $9.44 3/31/20253,000,000 shares $31.41 million +13.2%2.5%3.3 $10.47 3/15/20252,650,000 shares $27.80 million +38.0%2.3%3.6 $10.49 2/28/20251,920,000 shares $20.97 million +12.9%1.7%2.7 $10.92 2/15/20251,700,000 shares $19.24 million -15.8%1.5%2.6 $11.32 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HOPE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hope Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20252,020,000 shares $23.55 million -25.7%1.8%2.8 $11.66 1/15/20252,720,000 shares $33.08 million +18.8%2.4%3.9 $12.16 12/31/20242,290,000 shares $28.14 million +8.5%2.0%3.2 $12.29 12/15/20242,110,000 shares $28.13 million No Change1.8%2.9 $13.33 11/30/20242,110,000 shares $28.74 million -1.4%1.8%3 $13.62 11/15/20242,140,000 shares $28.91 million +13.2%1.9%3 $13.51 10/31/20241,890,000 shares $23.42 million -30.8%1.7%2.6 $12.39 10/15/20242,730,000 shares $35.95 million -2.5%2.4%3.6 $13.17 9/30/20242,800,000 shares $35.17 million -1.4%2.5%3.5 $12.56 9/15/20242,840,000 shares $35.27 million -2.7%2.5%3.7 $12.42 8/31/20242,920,000 shares $37.35 million -3.6%2.6%3.8 $12.79 8/15/20243,030,000 shares $36.78 million +28.4%2.7%3.8 $12.14 7/31/20242,360,000 shares $31.06 million +0.4%2.1%2.9 $13.16 7/15/20242,350,000 shares $27.66 million -6.0%2.1%3.1 $11.77 6/30/20242,500,000 shares $26.85 million -12.9%2.2%3.6 $10.74 6/15/20242,870,000 shares $28.53 million +15.7%2.5%4.2 $9.94 5/31/20242,480,000 shares $26.11 million +2.5%2.2%3.8 $10.53 5/15/20242,420,000 shares $26.31 million +27.4%2.1%3.9 $10.87 4/30/20241,900,000 shares $19.04 million +6.7%1.7%2.8 $10.02 4/15/20241,780,000 shares $18.78 million -1.1%1.6%2.7 $10.55 3/31/20241,800,000 shares $20.72 million -18.6%1.6%2.7 $11.51 3/15/20242,210,000 shares $23.80 million +16.3%1.9%3.2 $10.77 2/29/20241,900,000 shares $20.84 million -1.6%1.7%2.5 $10.97 2/15/20241,930,000 shares $22.14 million +63.6%1.7%2.4 $11.47 1/31/20241,180,000 shares $13.07 million -23.4%1.0%1.6 $11.08 1/15/20241,540,000 shares $17.79 million -4.9%1.4%2 $11.55 12/31/20231,620,000 shares $19.57 million -26.4%1.4%2.1 $12.08 12/15/20232,200,000 shares $26.18 million +27.9%1.9%2.8 $11.90 11/30/20231,720,000 shares $16.86 million +7.5%1.5%2.2 $9.80 11/15/20231,600,000 shares $16.24 million +11.1%1.4%2.2 $10.15BREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills! (Ad)99.8% voted YES on this crypto partnership Kraken—one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges—just picked ONE DeFi protocol to power their new blockchain.Discover our #1 altcoin for the market right now. 10/31/20231,440,000 shares $12.61 million -13.3%1.3%1.8 $8.76 10/15/20231,660,000 shares $14.86 million -14.9%1.5%2.1 $8.95 9/30/20231,950,000 shares $17.26 million -20.4%1.7%2.4 $8.85 9/15/20232,450,000 shares $22.56 million +3.4%2.2%3 $9.21 8/31/20232,370,000 shares $22.92 million -20.5%2.1%2.8 $9.67 8/15/20232,980,000 shares $29.38 million +20.2%2.6%3.2 $9.86 7/31/20232,480,000 shares $26.93 million -6.8%2.2%2.6 $10.86 7/15/20232,660,000 shares $23.46 million -6.0%2.4%2.5 $8.82 6/30/20232,830,000 shares $23.83 million -3.7%2.6%2.6 $8.42 6/15/20232,940,000 shares $26.40 million -2.3%2.6%2.5 $8.98 5/31/20233,010,000 shares $24.14 million -17.5%2.7%2.3 $8.02 5/15/20233,650,000 shares $28.51 million No Change3.2%2.9 $7.81 10/31/20223,070,000 shares $41.66 million +0.3%2.7%4.2 $13.57 10/15/20223,060,000 shares $41.40 million -3.8%2.7%4.4 $13.53 9/30/20223,180,000 shares $40.20 million -2.5%2.8%4.5 $12.64 9/15/20223,260,000 shares $46.55 million +8.0%2.9%4.6 $14.28 8/31/20223,020,000 shares $43.70 million -12.0%2.7%4 $14.47 8/15/20223,430,000 shares $53.06 million -9.7%3.0%4.3 $15.47 7/31/20223,800,000 shares $57.15 million +11.8%3.4%4.5 $15.04 7/15/20223,400,000 shares $47.46 million +1.8%2.8%3.7 $13.96 6/30/20223,340,000 shares $46.23 million +5.7%2.8%3.6 $13.84 6/15/20223,160,000 shares $44.94 million +1.0%2.6%3.4 $14.22 5/31/20223,130,000 shares $45.64 million -0.6%2.8%3.5 $14.58 5/15/20223,150,000 shares $44.48 million -9.0%2.8%3.5 $14.12 4/30/20223,460,000 shares $49.48 million +11.6%3.0%3.9 $14.30 4/15/20223,100,000 shares $48.24 million +5.4%2.7%3.4 $15.56 3/31/20222,940,000 shares $47.28 million +1.0%N/A0 $16.08 3/15/20222,910,000 shares $47.99 million +2.8%2.6%3.5 $16.49 2/28/20222,830,000 shares $48.00 million +1.1%2.5%3.3 $16.96 2/15/20222,800,000 shares $48.10 million -0.7%2.5%3.4 $17.18 1/31/20222,820,000 shares $47.24 million +3.7%2.5%3.6 $16.75 1/15/20222,720,000 shares $45.67 million +25.9%N/A0 $16.79 12/31/20212,160,000 shares $31.77 million -20.3%1.9%3.3 $14.71 12/15/20212,710,000 shares $38.54 million +1.5%2.4%4.2 $14.22 11/30/20212,670,000 shares $38.31 million +14.1%2.3%4.4 $14.35 11/15/20212,340,000 shares $36.53 million +7.3%2.1%4 $15.61 10/29/20212,180,000 shares $31.81 million No Change1.9%3.8 $14.59 10/15/20212,180,000 shares $31.81 million -3.5%1.9%3.5 $14.59 9/30/20212,260,000 shares $32.63 million -16.3%1.9%3.1 $14.44 9/15/20212,700,000 shares $36.21 million -4.9%2.3%3.6 $13.41 8/31/20212,840,000 shares $39.16 million -3.1%2.4%3.7 $13.79 8/13/20212,930,000 shares $41.02 million +19.6%2.5%3.7 $14.00 7/30/20212,450,000 shares $32.46 million -9.3%2.1%3 $13.25 7/15/20212,700,000 shares $36.80 million +0.4%2.3%3.5 $13.63 6/30/20212,690,000 shares $38.14 million -8.5%2.3%3.7 $14.18 6/15/20212,940,000 shares $44.51 million +2.1%2.5%4 $15.14 5/28/20212,880,000 shares $44.06 million +4.4%2.5%3.8 $15.30 5/14/20212,760,000 shares $42.84 million -11.8%2.3%3.4 $15.52 4/30/20213,130,000 shares $47.44 million -13.8%2.7%3.7 $15.16 4/15/20213,630,000 shares $55.47 million -3.5%N/A0 $15.28BREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills! (Ad)99.8% voted YES on this crypto partnership Kraken—one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges—just picked ONE DeFi protocol to power their new blockchain.Discover our #1 altcoin for the market right now. 3/31/20213,760,000 shares $57.90 million +14.3%3.2%4.6 $15.40 3/15/20213,290,000 shares $53.40 million +33.7%2.8%3.9 $16.23 2/26/20212,460,000 shares $32.87 million +12.3%2.1%3.2 $13.36 2/12/20212,190,000 shares $26.41 million -13.8%1.9%3 $12.06 1/29/20212,540,000 shares $29.31 million +1.2%2.2%3.3 $11.54 1/15/20212,510,000 shares $31.64 million No Change2.1%3.1 $12.61 HOPE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Hope Bancorp's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Hope Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 3,350,000 shares of HOPE short. 2.76% of Hope Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hope Bancorp's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Hope Bancorp? 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. HOPE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Hope Bancorp's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Hope Bancorp? 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. 2.76% of Hope Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Hope Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing? Hope Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,350,000 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 3,080,000 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. What is Hope Bancorp's float size? Hope Bancorp currently has issued a total of 128,056,000 shares. Some of Hope Bancorp'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. Hope Bancorp currently has a public float of 121,350,000 shares. How does Hope Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.76% of Hope Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Hope Bancorp: Ameris Bancorp (2.68%), Banner Corporation (2.48%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.28%), First Financial Bancorp. (1.41%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (1.51%), Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (2.08%), Simmons First National Corporation (3.16%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (1.98%), United Bankshares, Inc. (5.37%), WSFS Financial Corporation (25.31%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hope Bancorp stock? Short selling HOPE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hope Bancorp as its price is falling. HOPE shares are trading down $0.06 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 Hope Bancorp? A short squeeze for Hope Bancorp 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 HOPE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hope Bancorp'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 HOPE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Short Squeeze Banner Short Squeeze Cathay General Bancorp Short Squeeze First Financial Bancorp. 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