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Microchip Technology (MCHP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Microchip Technology Short Interest Data

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has a short interest of 33.54 million shares, representing 6.37% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 8.26 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
33,540,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
31,240,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.36%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.30 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
537,819,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.37%
Today's Trading Volume
10,845,081 shares
Average Trading Volume
8,258,129 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
131%
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MCHP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Microchip Technology Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202533,540,000 shares $1.30 billion +7.4%6.4%2.7 $38.73
3/31/202531,240,000 shares $1.51 billion +5.3%5.9%2.8 $48.41
3/15/202529,660,000 shares $1.59 billion -11.5%5.6%3 $53.50
2/28/202533,500,000 shares $1.97 billion +26.1%6.4%3.4 $58.86
2/15/202526,570,000 shares $1.48 billion -5.1%5.0%2.9 $55.76
1/31/202527,990,000 shares $1.52 billion -4.2%N/A3.2 $54.30
1/15/202529,220,000 shares $1.67 billion -13.8%N/A3.7 $57.10
12/31/202433,910,000 shares $1.94 billion +9.4%N/A4.6 $57.35
12/15/202430,990,000 shares $1.86 billion +3.0%N/A4.3 $59.93
11/30/202430,090,000 shares $2.05 billion -2.2%N/A4.5 $68.17
11/15/202430,770,000 shares $1.93 billion +1.5%N/A5 $62.86
10/31/202430,310,000 shares $2.22 billion +11.6%N/A5.2 $73.37
10/15/202427,150,000 shares $2.04 billion +1.4%N/A4.2 $75.23
9/30/202426,780,000 shares $2.15 billion -2.4%N/A4 $80.29
9/15/202427,450,000 shares $2.13 billion +14.3%N/A4.2 $77.62
8/31/202424,010,000 shares $1.97 billion +9.7%N/A3.7 $82.16
8/15/202421,890,000 shares $1.78 billion -5.4%N/A3.2 $81.30
7/31/202423,150,000 shares $2.06 billion -9.8%N/A3.5 $88.78
7/15/202425,650,000 shares $2.36 billion -1.2%N/A4.3 $92.09
6/30/202425,960,000 shares $2.38 billion -4.1%N/A4.5 $91.50
6/15/202427,060,000 shares $2.47 billion +0.6%N/A4.9 $91.35
5/31/202426,910,000 shares $2.62 billion +13.3%N/A4.7 $97.23
5/15/202423,760,000 shares $2.27 billion -16.7%N/A4.4 $95.36
4/30/202428,510,000 shares $2.62 billion +15.5%N/A5.1 $91.98
4/15/202424,680,000 shares $2.12 billion -5.4%N/A4.4 $85.70
3/31/202426,090,000 shares $2.34 billion +2.8%N/A4.7 $89.71
3/15/202425,390,000 shares $2.25 billion +25.2%N/A4.6 $88.64
2/29/202420,280,000 shares $1.71 billion -4.6%N/A3.6 $84.14
2/15/202421,260,000 shares $1.75 billion +2.4%N/A4.1 $82.51
1/31/202420,760,000 shares $1.77 billion -3.6%N/A4.1 $85.18
1/15/202421,530,000 shares $1.84 billion -1.0%N/A4.2 $85.41
12/31/202321,740,000 shares $1.96 billion -1.1%N/A4.4 $90.18
12/15/202321,990,000 shares $2.03 billion +12.4%N/A4.6 $92.20
11/30/202319,560,000 shares $1.63 billion +5.7%N/A4.3 $83.44
11/15/202318,510,000 shares $1.53 billion +9.8%N/A4 $82.50
10/31/202316,860,000 shares $1.20 billion -0.8%N/A3.7 $71.29
10/15/202316,990,000 shares $1.32 billion +4.4%N/A3.9 $77.46
9/30/202316,280,000 shares $1.27 billion -4.2%N/A3.6 $78.05
9/15/202317,000,000 shares $1.32 billion -2.2%N/A3.7 $77.63
8/31/202317,390,000 shares $1.42 billion +1.5%N/A3.6 $81.84
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8/15/202317,130,000 shares $1.39 billion -6.2%N/A3.3 $80.89
7/31/202318,260,000 shares $1.72 billion -8.8%N/A3.5 $93.94
7/15/202320,030,000 shares $1.80 billion +1.7%N/A3.9 $89.72
6/30/202319,700,000 shares $1.76 billion +4.5%N/A4 $89.59
6/15/202318,860,000 shares $1.61 billion -1.7%N/A3.9 $85.37
5/31/202319,190,000 shares $1.44 billion +10.1%N/A3.9 $75.26
5/15/202317,430,000 shares $1.31 billion -7.8%N/A3.8 $75.38
4/30/202318,900,000 shares $1.38 billion -6.7%N/A4 $72.99
4/15/202320,250,000 shares $1.61 billion +2.6%N/A4.3 $79.53
3/31/202319,730,000 shares $1.65 billion +3.5%N/A4.1 $83.78
3/15/202319,070,000 shares $1.54 billion +4.2%N/A4 $80.51
2/28/202318,300,000 shares $1.48 billion +12.3%N/A4 $81.03
2/15/202316,290,000 shares $1.40 billion +16.1%N/A3.5 $85.91
1/31/202314,030,000 shares $1.09 billion +3.2%N/A3 $77.62
1/15/202313,600,000 shares $1.02 billion -13.4%N/A2.9 $74.92
12/30/202215,700,000 shares $1.10 billion -12.1%N/A3.2 $70.25
12/15/202217,870,000 shares $1.30 billion +27.4%N/A3.5 $72.71
11/30/202214,030,000 shares $1.11 billion +12.0%N/A2.8 $79.19
11/15/202212,530,000 shares $964.06 million +0.6%N/A2.4 $76.94
10/31/202212,460,000 shares $769.28 million +3.9%N/A2.4 $61.74
10/15/202211,990,000 shares $687.15 million -9.7%N/A2.6 $57.31
9/30/202213,280,000 shares $810.48 million +4.3%N/A3 $61.03
9/15/202212,730,000 shares $822.36 million -6.1%N/A2.8 $64.60
8/31/202213,560,000 shares $884.79 million +1.0%N/A2.9 $65.25
8/15/202213,430,000 shares $997.58 million +1.1%N/A2.9 $74.28
7/31/202213,280,000 shares $914.46 million -4.7%N/A2.7 $68.86
7/15/202213,930,000 shares $868.95 million +1.5%N/A2.8 $62.38
6/30/202213,730,000 shares $797.44 million -3.5%N/A2.7 $58.08
6/15/202214,220,000 shares $875.24 million +13.6%N/A2.8 $61.55
5/31/202212,520,000 shares $909.58 million +12.7%N/A2.5 $72.65
5/15/202211,110,000 shares $744.70 million -0.9%N/A2.1 $67.03
4/30/202211,210,000 shares $730.89 million -0.5%N/A2.1 $65.20
4/15/202211,270,000 shares $735.03 million -7.5%N/A2.1 $65.22
3/31/202212,180,000 shares $915.21 million +10.9%N/A2.3 $75.14
3/15/202210,980,000 shares $786.39 million -1.4%N/A2.2 $71.62
2/28/202211,140,000 shares $783.48 million +2.7%N/A2.3 $70.33
2/15/202210,850,000 shares $813.53 million +20.3%N/A2.3 $74.98
1/31/20229,020,000 shares $698.87 million -30.1%N/A2 $77.48
1/15/202212,900,000 shares $1.09 billion +9.6%N/A3.2 $84.29
12/31/202111,770,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.4%N/A3.1 $87.06
12/15/202111,500,000 shares $1.01 billion -1.1%N/A2.9 $87.94
11/30/202111,630,000 shares $970.29 million -4.4%N/A2.9 $83.43
11/15/202112,170,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.2%N/A3.2 $83.21
10/29/202112,570,000 shares $931.31 million -0.5%N/A3.2 $74.09
10/15/202112,630,000 shares $919.21 million +101.1%N/A3.4 $72.78
9/30/20216,280,000 shares $963.92 million +26.6%2.3%3.2 $153.49
9/15/20214,960,000 shares $402.23 million +5.5%1.9%2.5 $81.10
8/31/20214,700,000 shares $739.59 million -19.7%1.8%2.5 $157.36
8/13/20215,850,000 shares $886.68 million +3.7%2.2%3.3 $151.57
7/30/20215,640,000 shares $807.20 million -4.2%2.1%3.1 $143.12
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7/15/20215,890,000 shares $809.58 million -14.5%2.2%3.3 $137.45
6/30/20216,890,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.3%2.6%4.1 $149.74
6/15/20217,350,000 shares $1.13 billion -8.9%2.7%4.3 $153.95
5/28/20218,070,000 shares $1.27 billion +4.5%3.0%4.6 $156.95
5/14/20217,720,000 shares $1.10 billion +1.6%N/A4 $142.12
4/30/20217,600,000 shares $1.18 billion +1.7%N/A3.6 $155.91
4/15/20217,470,000 shares $1.17 billion +6.1%N/A3.5 $156.32
3/31/20217,040,000 shares $1.06 billion -1.4%N/A3.2 $150.11
3/15/20217,140,000 shares $1.05 billion +14.4%N/A3.2 $147.45
2/26/20216,240,000 shares $921.77 million -6.7%N/A2.9 $147.72
2/12/20216,690,000 shares $1.05 billion +6.2%N/A3.2 $157.63
1/29/20216,300,000 shares $873.50 million -5.1%N/A3.1 $138.65
1/15/20216,640,000 shares $1.02 billion +7.4%N/A3.6 $153.28
12/31/20206,180,000 shares $845.36 million -3.0%N/A3.3 $136.79
12/15/20206,370,000 shares $901.36 million -43.6%N/A3.5 $141.50
11/30/202011,300,000 shares $1.50 billion -6.5%N/A6.2 $133.01
11/15/202012,090,000 shares $1.53 billion -0.4%N/A6.6 $126.15
10/30/202012,140,000 shares $1.29 billion -10.3%N/A6.2 $106.35
10/15/202013,540,000 shares $1.50 billion +0.8%N/A6.5 $110.75
9/30/202013,430,000 shares $1.38 billion -0.7%N/A6 $102.76
9/15/202013,530,000 shares $1.40 billion -6.8%N/A5.6 $103.62
8/31/202014,510,000 shares $1.59 billion -25.1%N/A5.7 $109.70
8/14/202019,380,000 shares $1.94 billion -1.1%N/A6.3 $100.20
7/31/202019,590,000 shares $1.99 billion -5.3%N/A6.5 $101.73
7/15/202020,690,000 shares $2.23 billion +5.1%N/A6.8 $107.57
6/30/202019,680,000 shares $2.07 billion -0.4%N/A6.2 $105.31
6/15/202019,750,000 shares $2.00 billion -25.9%N/A5.5 $101.25
5/29/202026,660,000 shares $2.56 billion -9.0%N/A6.1 $96.02
5/15/202029,290,000 shares $2.45 billion -0.6%N/A6.7 $83.55
4/30/202029,470,000 shares $2.59 billion -2.7%12.6%7.2 $87.73

MCHP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microchip Technology's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Microchip Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 33,540,000 shares of MCHP short. 6.37% of Microchip Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Microchip Technology's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Microchip Technology?

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. MCHP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Microchip Technology's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Microchip Technology?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Microchip Technology: VELA Investment Management LLC, Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Nova Scotia, DLD Asset Management LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Raymond James Financial Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, VELA Investment Management LLC, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Microchip Technology?

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. 6.37% of Microchip Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Microchip Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Microchip Technology saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,540,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 31,240,000 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.

How does Microchip Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?

6.37% of Microchip Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Microchip Technology: Intel Co. (2.66%), Micron Technology, Inc. (2.82%), Marvell Technology, Inc. (3.09%), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (5.60%), First Solar, Inc. (9.68%), Altair Engineering Inc. (8.49%), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (12.72%), MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (3.82%), Lattice Semiconductor Co. (7.78%), Rambus Inc. (4.03%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Microchip Technology stock?

Short selling MCHP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Microchip Technology as its price is falling. MCHP shares are trading up $0.16 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 Microchip Technology?

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

How often is Microchip Technology'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 MCHP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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