What do IQ's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like IQ: 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 companyâ€™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.

iQIYI (IQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 06/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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iQIYI Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, iQIYI (IQ) had a short interest of 66.58 million shares sold short, representing 16.36% of the public float. This marks a -1.25% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.5, meaning it would take 8.5 days of the average trading volume of 5.55 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 66,578,194 shares
Previous Short Interest: 67,420,326 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -1.25%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $75.90 million
Short Interest Ratio: 8.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: May 29, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 964,910,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 16.36%
Today's Trading Volume: 4,560,547 shares
Average Trading Volume: 5,546,740 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 82%

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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
5/29/2026	66,578,194 shares	$75.90 million	-1.3%	16.4%	8.52	$1.14
5/15/2026	67,420,326 shares	$78.21 million	-3.7%	16.6%	12.53	$1.16
4/30/2026	70,025,250 shares	$82.63 million	+1.1%	17.2%	5.72	$1.18
4/15/2026	69,282,446 shares	$97.69 million	-5.2%	17.0%	8.39	$1.41
3/31/2026	73,065,031 shares	$99.00 million	+3.7%	18.0%	7.62	$1.36
3/13/2026	70,451,296 shares	$92.29 million	+3.6%	17.3%	4.88	$1.31
2/27/2026	68,030,204 shares	$108.85 million	-3.9%	16.8%	6.71	$1.60
2/13/2026	70,815,327 shares	$127.47 million	+0.5%	17.4%	8.62	$1.80
1/30/2026	70,466,082 shares	$146.57 million	+3.4%	17.4%	7.06	$2.08
1/15/2026	68,136,814 shares	$134.91 million	+9.5%	16.8%	6.2	$1.98
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12/31/2025	62,201,904 shares	$119.43 million	-0.3%	15.3%	7.97	$1.92
12/15/2025	62,362,929 shares	$121.61 million	-13.8%	15.4%	3.84	$1.95
11/28/2025	72,378,917 shares	$158.87 million	-2.2%	17.8%	6.83	$2.20
11/14/2025	73,992,542 shares	$153.90 million	+0.8%	18.2%	8.95	$2.08
10/31/2025	73,372,924 shares	$169.49 million	-1.3%	18.1%	7.08	$2.31
10/15/2025	74,320,000 shares	$159.04 million	-17.3%	14.1%	4.1	$2.14
9/30/2025	89,880,000 shares	$230.09 million	-4.4%	17.0%	4.4	$2.56
9/15/2025	94,020,000 shares	$241.63 million	+5.5%	17.8%	4.5	$2.57
8/31/2025	89,140,000 shares	$236.22 million	+34.5%	16.9%	4	$2.65
8/15/2025	66,290,000 shares	$131.92 million	-0.7%	12.6%	3.1	$1.99
7/31/2025	66,750,000 shares	$122.82 million	-1.5%	12.7%	3.5	$1.84
7/15/2025	67,770,000 shares	$126.05 million	-3.4%	12.9%	3.1	$1.86
6/30/2025	70,130,000 shares	$124.13 million	+7.7%	13.3%	2.5	$1.77
6/15/2025	65,110,000 shares	$112.64 million	+9.2%	12.4%	2.1	$1.73
5/31/2025	59,650,000 shares	$95.44 million	-0.4%	11.3%	1.7	$1.60
5/15/2025	59,880,000 shares	$114.97 million	+6.1%	11.4%	1.7	$1.92
4/30/2025	56,450,000 shares	$103.87 million	-0.8%	10.7%	1.5	$1.84
4/15/2025	56,920,000 shares	$99.61 million	-4.5%	10.8%	1.4	$1.75
3/31/2025	59,570,000 shares	$134.63 million	+8.3%	11.3%	1.7	$2.26
3/15/2025	55,020,000 shares	$129.30 million	+10.4%	10.5%	2	$2.35
2/28/2025	49,860,000 shares	$103.71 million	+23.4%	9.5%	1.9	$2.08
2/15/2025	40,410,000 shares	$102.64 million	+20.7%	7.7%	1.6	$2.54
1/31/2025	33,470,000 shares	$72.63 million	-18.5%	6.4%	1.5	$2.17
1/15/2025	41,060,000 shares	$76.37 million	-4.7%	7.8%	2.2	$1.86
12/31/2024	43,080,000 shares	$86.59 million	+4.9%	8.2%	2.4	$2.01
12/15/2024	41,080,000 shares	$93.25 million	-4.6%	7.8%	1.8	$2.27
11/30/2024	43,060,000 shares	$93.01 million	-17.8%	8.2%	2	$2.16
11/15/2024	52,410,000 shares	$112.16 million	-6.0%	10.0%	2.7	$2.14
10/31/2024	55,770,000 shares	$145.56 million	-2.0%	10.6%	3.1	$2.61
10/15/2024	56,890,000 shares	$135.97 million	-5.1%	10.8%	3.4	$2.39
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8/15/2024	54,970,000 shares	$168.21 million	-7.0%	10.5%	6	$3.06
7/31/2024	59,080,000 shares	$196.74 million	-2.4%	11.3%	6.2	$3.33
7/15/2024	60,500,000 shares	$229.30 million	+2.6%	11.5%	6.1	$3.79
6/30/2024	58,970,000 shares	$216.42 million	+3.1%	11.2%	6.3	$3.67
6/15/2024	57,180,000 shares	$236.15 million	-9.0%	10.9%	6.3	$4.13
5/31/2024	62,860,000 shares	$291.04 million	+18.1%	12.0%	7.2	$4.63
5/15/2024	53,210,000 shares	$274.56 million	+7.3%	10.1%	5.8	$5.16
4/30/2024	49,580,000 shares	$240.46 million	-4.3%	9.5%	6.3	$4.85
4/15/2024	51,820,000 shares	$211.94 million	-0.2%	9.9%	6.5	$4.09
3/31/2024	51,940,000 shares	$219.71 million	+3.8%	9.9%	5.9	$4.23
3/15/2024	50,030,000 shares	$200.12 million	+7.7%	9.5%	5.8	$4.00
2/29/2024	46,470,000 shares	$171.47 million	+9.2%	8.9%	5.2	$3.69
2/15/2024	42,560,000 shares	$152.79 million	+0.3%	8.2%	5.1	$3.59
1/31/2024	42,430,000 shares	$142.14 million	+11.8%	8.1%	4.8	$3.35
1/15/2024	37,950,000 shares	$169.26 million	-8.9%	7.3%	4.4	$4.46
12/31/2023	41,650,000 shares	$203.25 million	-10.6%	8.0%	5.3	$4.88
12/15/2023	46,590,000 shares	$218.04 million	-6.4%	8.9%	6	$4.68
11/30/2023	49,760,000 shares	$223.42 million	+1.6%	9.5%	6.5	$4.49
11/15/2023	49,000,000 shares	$257.25 million	-3.5%	9.4%	6.5	$5.25
10/31/2023	50,770,000 shares	$236.59 million	+0.3%	9.7%	6.6	$4.66
10/15/2023	50,620,000 shares	$242.98 million	-5.5%	9.7%	6.2	$4.80
9/30/2023	53,560,000 shares	$253.87 million	+0.8%	10.3%	6	$4.74
9/15/2023	53,120,000 shares	$252.32 million	-0.7%	10.2%	5.7	$4.75
8/31/2023	53,470,000 shares	$269.49 million	+7.7%	10.3%	5	$5.04
8/15/2023	49,660,000 shares	$279.59 million	-3.4%	9.5%	4.3	$5.63
7/31/2023	51,400,000 shares	$325.88 million	+0.1%	10.1%	4.3	$6.34
7/15/2023	51,350,000 shares	$276.78 million	+6.2%	10.0%	4.5	$5.39
6/30/2023	48,360,000 shares	$258.24 million	+12.6%	9.5%	4.3	$5.34
6/15/2023	42,940,000 shares	$236.17 million	+2.8%	8.4%	3.8	$5.50
5/31/2023	41,760,000 shares	$169.55 million	+25.0%	8.2%	3.8	$4.06
5/15/2023	33,400,000 shares	$199.40 million	No Change	6.5%	2.7	$5.97
10/31/2022	54,450,000 shares	$109.99 million	-0.4%	N/A	5.4	$2.02
10/15/2022	54,670,000 shares	$120.82 million	-1.3%	N/A	5.6	$2.21
9/30/2022	55,390,000 shares	$150.11 million	-0.5%	N/A	5.8	$2.71
9/15/2022	55,660,000 shares	$185.90 million	-0.1%	N/A	6.1	$3.34
8/31/2022	55,690,000 shares	$203.83 million	+5.5%	N/A	5.5	$3.66
8/15/2022	52,780,000 shares	$213.23 million	-8.9%	N/A	4.5	$4.04
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7/15/2022	59,180,000 shares	$216.60 million	-0.1%	N/A	3.8	$3.66
6/30/2022	59,260,000 shares	$248.89 million	-2.9%	N/A	3.2	$4.20
6/15/2022	61,030,000 shares	$278.30 million	-0.2%	N/A	2.7	$4.56
5/31/2022	61,150,000 shares	$250.72 million	+5.7%	N/A	2.3	$4.10
5/15/2022	57,830,000 shares	$171.76 million	-6.6%	N/A	2.2	$2.97
4/30/2022	61,940,000 shares	$220.51 million	-3.1%	N/A	2.5	$3.56
4/15/2022	63,910,000 shares	$263.31 million	+4.5%	N/A	2.7	$4.12
3/31/2022	61,160,000 shares	$277.67 million	+14.2%	N/A	2.9	$4.54
3/15/2022	53,560,000 shares	$113.01 million	-11.7%	14.2%	3.2	$2.11
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7/15/2021	42,120,000 shares	$536.19 million	-6.3%	11.1%	4.1	$12.73
6/30/2021	44,950,000 shares	$700.32 million	-3.5%	11.9%	3.5	$15.58

IQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of iQIYI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, traders have sold 66,578,194 shares of IQ short. 16.36% of iQIYI's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iQIYI'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. IQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.5. Learn More on iQIYI'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. 16.36% of iQIYI's floating shares are currently sold short.

iQIYI saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 66,578,194 shares, a decrease of 1.2% from the previous total of 67,420,326 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.

16.36% of iQIYI's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "entertainment" compare to iQIYI: Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (0.76%), Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (4.74%), Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (2.95%), OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (5.54%), Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (17.61%), Brightstar Lottery (3.37%), United Parks & Resorts Inc. (14.96%), Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (1.05%), Genius Sports Limited (9.42%), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (9.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iQIYI as its price is falling. IQ shares are trading up $0.02 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 iQIYI 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 IQ, 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 IQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

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

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 companyâ€™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.

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This page (NASDAQ:IQ) was last updated on 6/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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iQIYI (IQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume