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IREN (IREN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$33.96 +1.11 (+3.38%)
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IREN Short Interest Data

IREN (IREN) has a short interest of 28.18 million shares, representing 12.53% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.25% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 20.23 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
28,180,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
27,560,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.25%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$746.21 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
271,980,000 shares
Float Size
224,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.53%
Today's Trading Volume
20,997,073 shares
Average Trading Volume
20,228,547 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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IREN Short Interest Over Time

IREN Days to Cover Over Time

IREN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

IREN Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202528,180,000 shares $746.21 million +2.3%12.5%1 $26.48
8/15/202527,560,000 shares $542.66 million +2.6%12.3%1.1 $19.69
7/31/202526,860,000 shares $432.71 million -13.5%12.0%1.1 $16.11
7/15/202531,050,000 shares $524.12 million -4.8%13.8%1.4 $16.88
6/30/202532,630,000 shares $475.42 million +13.8%14.5%1.7 $14.57
6/15/202528,680,000 shares $281.92 million +20.0%12.6%1.8 $9.83
5/31/202523,910,000 shares $200.37 million -20.8%10.5%1.6 $8.38
5/15/202530,200,000 shares $234.05 million +19.7%13.3%2 $7.75
4/30/202525,240,000 shares $154.22 million -6.3%12.0%1.8 $6.11
4/15/202526,930,000 shares $146.77 million +29.5%12.8%1.8 $5.45
3/31/202520,800,000 shares $126.67 million +2.4%9.8%1.3 $6.09
3/15/202520,320,000 shares $146.51 million -8.7%10.1%1.4 $7.21
2/28/202522,250,000 shares $183.34 million +5.9%11.1%1.4 $8.24
2/15/202521,020,000 shares $273.47 million +2.1%11.7%1.2 $13.01
1/31/202520,590,000 shares $210.43 million +28.9%11.4%1.2 $10.22
1/15/202515,970,000 shares $184.45 million +17.2%8.9%0.9 $11.55
12/31/202413,630,000 shares $133.85 million -5.4%7.6%0.8 $9.82
12/15/202414,410,000 shares $188.92 million +40.9%8.0%0.8 $13.11
11/30/202410,230,000 shares $138.21 million +0.7%5.9%0.6 $13.51
11/15/202410,160,000 shares $108.41 million +2.2%5.9%0.6 $10.67
10/31/20249,940,000 shares $90.65 million -7.1%5.8%0.7 $9.12
10/15/202410,700,000 shares $93.41 million +15.1%6.2%0.8 $8.73
9/30/20249,300,000 shares $78.49 million +25.0%5.4%0.6 $8.44
9/15/20247,440,000 shares $56.25 million -16.4%4.3%0.5 $7.56
8/31/20248,900,000 shares $70.40 million +28.8%5.2%0.5 $7.91
8/15/20246,910,000 shares $51.62 million +5.2%4.1%0.4 $7.47
7/31/20246,570,000 shares $66.16 million -5.6%4.0%0.4 $10.07
7/15/20246,960,000 shares $83.49 million +14.9%4.2%0.4 $12.00
6/30/20246,060,000 shares $68.42 million -23.2%3.7%0.4 $11.29
6/15/20247,890,000 shares $104.31 million +180.8%6.1%0.6 $13.22
5/31/20242,810,000 shares $21.89 million -44.5%2.2%0.2 $7.79
5/15/20245,060,000 shares $26.31 million +6.3%4.1%0.5 $5.20
4/30/20244,760,000 shares $20.66 million +12.3%4.0%0.5 $4.34
4/15/20244,240,000 shares $18.36 million +105.8%3.6%0.4 $4.33
3/31/20242,060,000 shares $11.12 million +102.0%2.3%0.2 $5.40
3/15/20241,020,000 shares $4.69 million -58.5%1.1%0.1 $4.60
2/29/20242,460,000 shares $14.51 million -31.1%4.5%0.3 $5.90
2/15/20243,570,000 shares $27.63 million +22.7%7.2%0.5 $7.74
1/31/20242,910,000 shares $11.41 million +0.7%5.8%0.6 $3.92
1/15/20242,890,000 shares $14.88 million -23.5%5.8%0.6 $5.15
12/31/20233,780,000 shares $27.03 million +29.0%7.6%1 $7.15
12/15/20232,930,000 shares $17.61 million +36.3%5.9%0.9 $6.01
11/30/20232,150,000 shares $10.61 million +8.0%4.3%1 $4.94
11/15/20231,990,000 shares $6.19 million +24.4%4.0%1.2 $3.11
10/31/20231,600,000 shares $4.93 million +26.0%3.2%1 $3.08
10/15/20231,270,000 shares $3.86 million +64.6%2.6%0.9 $3.04
9/30/2023771,600 shares $2.86 million +26.2%1.5%0.6 $3.71
9/15/2023611,600 shares $2.75 million -0.5%1.6%0.4 $4.49
8/31/2023614,700 shares $2.99 million -27.2%1.6%0.4 $4.86
8/15/2023844,300 shares $4.27 million -8.8%2.2%0.6 $5.06
7/31/2023925,900 shares $6.17 million +9.8%2.4%0.7 $6.66
7/15/2023843,100 shares $6.02 million +13.9%2.2%0.7 $7.14
6/30/2023740,100 shares $3.45 million -39.3%1.9%0.6 $4.66
6/15/20231,220,000 shares $4.03 million +0.8%3.2%1.2 $3.30
5/31/20231,210,000 shares $4.32 million No Change3.2%1.4 $3.57
5/15/20231,210,000 shares $4.79 million No Change3.2%1.5 $3.96
10/31/2022814,400 shares $2.76 million +37.5%2.0%3.3 $3.39
10/15/2022592,200 shares $2.01 million -1.7%1.4%2.6 $3.40
9/30/2022602,700 shares $2.49 million +46.9%1.5%2.4 $4.13
9/15/2022410,400 shares $1.84 million +9.2%1.0%1.5 $4.49
8/31/2022375,700 shares $1.53 million +13.6%0.9%1.3 $4.06
8/15/2022330,700 shares $1.94 million +14.4%0.8%1.2 $5.86
7/31/2022289,000 shares $1.15 million -0.5%0.7%0.9 $3.97
7/15/2022290,400 shares $943.80 thousand +13.3%0.7%1 $3.25
6/30/2022256,400 shares $858.94 thousand -38.8%0.6%1 $3.35
6/15/2022419,000 shares $1.63 million +7.1%1.0%1.8 $3.88
5/31/2022391,300 shares $2.32 million -11.9%0.9%1.9 $5.94
5/15/2022444,200 shares $3.42 million +0.2%1.0%2.4 $7.71
4/30/2022443,200 shares $3.85 million +7.7%1.0%3.8 $8.69
4/15/2022411,600 shares $5.08 million -9.7%0.9%3 $12.34
3/31/2022455,600 shares $7.14 million -11.2%N/A3.2 $15.67
3/15/2022512,800 shares $7.23 million +7.1%1.2%3.2 $14.09
2/28/2022478,900 shares $7.17 million +13.9%1.1%2.2 $14.97
2/15/2022420,400 shares $6.10 million +5.1%1.0%1.7 $14.52
1/31/2022399,900 shares $5.27 million +34.2%0.9%1 $13.17
1/15/2022297,900 shares $3.68 million -41.9%N/A0.6 $12.34
12/31/2021512,600 shares $8.29 million No Change1.2%0.9 $16.17

IREN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is IREN's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of IREN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 28,180,000 shares of IREN short. 12.53% of IREN's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IREN's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for IREN?

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. IREN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on IREN's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting IREN?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of IREN: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Torno Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for IREN?

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. 12.53% of IREN's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is IREN's short interest increasing or decreasing?

IREN saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,180,000 shares, an increase of 2.2% from the previous total of 27,560,000 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 IREN's float size?

IREN currently has issued a total of 271,980,000 shares. Some of IREN'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. IREN currently has a public float of 224,830,000 shares.

How does IREN's short interest compare to its competitors?

12.53% of IREN's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to IREN: Bitfarms Ltd. (8.42%), Cleanspark, Inc. (19.40%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (5.42%), Hut 8 Corp. (17.10%), Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (27.75%), Riot Platforms, Inc. (22.29%), Banco Santander Brasil SA (0.11%), Banco De Chile (0.06%), Woori Bank (0.04%), Ally Financial Inc. (3.32%),

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 ($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.

What does it mean to sell short IREN stock?

Short selling IREN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IREN as its price is falling. IREN shares are trading down $0.78 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 IREN?

A short squeeze for IREN 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 IREN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is IREN'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 IREN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:IREN) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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