Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (HVIIU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 3,600 shares of HVIIU short. 0.02% of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII'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. HVIIU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII'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. 0.02% of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII'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. Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII currently has a public float of 19,690,000 shares.

0.02% of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII: 1RT Acquisition Corp. (0.11%), A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), AlphaTime Acquisition Corp (0.01%), Aparadise Acquisition Corp. (0.08%), Artius II Acquisition Inc. (0.02%), BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III (0.07%), Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. - Class A Ordinary Shares (0.01%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HVIIU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII as its price is falling. 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 Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII 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 HVIIU, 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 HVIIU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.