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Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.75 +0.01 (+0.09%)
Closing price 08/19/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$11.73 -0.02 (-0.17%)
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Motorcar Parts of America Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) had a short interest of 767,525 shares sold short, representing 4.43% of the public float. This marks a -6.77% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.4, meaning it would take 9.4 days of the average trading volume of 117,831 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
767,525 shares
Previous Short Interest
823,268 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.77%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.28 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
18,930,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.43%
Today's Trading Volume
122,270 shares
Average Trading Volume
117,831 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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Motorcar Parts of America Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/2026767,525 shares $10.28 million -6.8%4.4%9.39 $13.40
7/15/2026823,268 shares $11.78 million +6.9%4.7%7.89 $14.31
6/30/2026770,322 shares $11.80 million -1.5%4.4%4.26 $15.32
6/15/2026781,856 shares $11.61 million -6.2%4.5%4.21 $14.85
5/29/2026833,623 shares $9.22 million -6.4%4.7%19.89 $11.06
5/15/2026890,556 shares $9.76 million -0.6%5.0%20.35 $10.96
4/30/2026895,905 shares $10.05 million -3.0%5.0%15.1 $11.22
4/15/2026923,860 shares $10.33 million -6.7%5.3%12.13 $11.18
3/31/2026990,520 shares $10.96 million +7.9%5.7%10.11 $11.06
3/13/2026917,805 shares $9.29 million +14.8%5.2%6.24 $10.12
2/27/2026799,316 shares $8.26 million -6.1%4.5%5.29 $10.34
2/13/2026851,183 shares $8.55 million +21.0%4.9%3.83 $10.04
1/30/2026703,345 shares $8.74 million -5.5%3.9%7.89 $12.43
1/15/2026744,502 shares $10.13 million -1.2%4.1%7.92 $13.60
12/31/2025753,345 shares $9.30 million -6.9%4.2%5.24 $12.34
12/15/2025808,825 shares $10.35 million -2.5%4.5%5.44 $12.80
11/28/2025829,829 shares $10.95 million +1.0%4.6%4.72 $13.20
11/14/2025821,510 shares $10.75 million +5.0%4.6%3 $13.09
10/31/2025782,648 shares $13.35 million +7.5%4.4%6.49 $17.06
10/15/2025728,000 shares $11.84 million +11.3%4.9%4.4 $16.27
9/30/2025654,400 shares $10.82 million -30.9%4.4%3.9 $16.54
9/15/2025946,600 shares $15.14 million +0.7%6.3%4.4 $15.99
8/31/2025940,200 shares $14.01 million -6.9%6.2%4.5 $14.90
8/15/20251,010,000 shares $13.88 million +3.0%6.7%4.6 $13.74
7/31/2025980,500 shares $10.17 million -7.5%6.4%4.7 $10.37
7/15/20251,060,000 shares $12.32 million +6.1%5.9%5.4 $11.62
6/30/2025998,700 shares $11.19 million +105.3%5.6%5.3 $11.20
6/15/2025486,400 shares $5.21 million +4.8%2.7%3.6 $10.71
5/31/2025464,200 shares $5.19 million -2.8%2.6%3.6 $11.19
5/15/2025477,700 shares $5.18 million -4.3%2.7%4 $10.85
4/30/2025499,100 shares $4.45 million -5.0%2.8%3.7 $8.91
4/15/2025525,200 shares $4.71 million +0.6%2.9%4.2 $8.96
3/31/2025522,300 shares $4.96 million +0.1%2.9%4.2 $9.50
3/15/2025521,600 shares $5.44 million +0.6%2.9%4.6 $10.43
2/28/2025518,400 shares $5.60 million -3.7%3.3%4.9 $10.80
2/15/2025538,300 shares $5.01 million -2.1%3.4%5.9 $9.30
1/31/2025549,900 shares $3.65 million -2.3%3.5%8 $6.63
1/15/2025562,600 shares $3.76 million +4.8%3.5%9.8 $6.68
12/31/2024537,100 shares $4.08 million -0.4%3.4%9.3 $7.60
12/15/2024539,000 shares $4.38 million -3.0%3.4%8.9 $8.12
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11/30/2024555,700 shares $4.05 million -2.1%3.5%7.7 $7.29
11/15/2024567,600 shares $3.98 million -1.5%3.6%8.2 $7.02
10/31/2024576,300 shares $3.04 million -2.7%3.6%8.2 $5.27
10/15/2024592,100 shares $3.63 million -1.1%3.7%8.1 $6.13
9/30/2024598,500 shares $4.42 million +9.2%3.8%8.2 $7.39
9/15/2024547,900 shares $3.36 million +1.3%3.4%7.5 $6.13
8/31/2024541,100 shares $3.59 million -10.7%3.3%6 $6.63
8/15/2024605,600 shares $3.79 million +7.2%3.7%6.2 $6.25
7/31/2024564,700 shares $3.42 million -8.3%3.5%5.3 $6.05
7/15/2024615,900 shares $3.84 million -1.9%3.3%5.5 $6.23
6/30/2024627,700 shares $3.87 million -0.9%3.4%5.4 $6.17
6/15/2024633,500 shares $3.53 million +8.9%3.4%5.6 $5.58
5/31/2024581,800 shares $2.96 million -1.4%3.1%6.4 $5.09
5/15/2024589,900 shares $2.98 million +0.5%3.1%7.5 $5.05
4/30/2024586,900 shares $3.33 million +0.6%3.1%8.3 $5.68
4/15/2024583,500 shares $3.26 million +0.5%3.1%9.1 $5.59
3/31/2024580,600 shares $4.67 million -5.4%3.1%9.6 $8.04
3/15/2024613,600 shares $4.77 million -3.5%3.3%9.3 $7.77
2/29/2024635,700 shares $5.71 million -6.3%3.4%8.9 $8.99
2/15/2024678,700 shares $6.58 million -5.7%3.6%8.9 $9.70
1/31/2024719,500 shares $6.57 million -1.3%3.8%9.2 $9.13
1/15/2024728,600 shares $6.76 million -2.0%3.9%8.8 $9.28
12/31/2023743,700 shares $6.95 million +0.9%4.0%8.7 $9.34
12/15/2023737,000 shares $6.11 million +0.9%3.9%8.6 $8.29
11/30/2023730,500 shares $7.04 million -5.0%3.9%8.4 $9.64
11/15/2023768,900 shares $6.83 million +0.4%4.1%8.1 $8.88
10/31/2023766,000 shares $5.53 million +0.1%4.1%7.4 $7.22
10/15/2023765,200 shares $5.78 million -3.2%4.1%6.6 $7.55
9/30/2023790,400 shares $6.39 million +4.1%4.2%5.4 $8.09
9/15/2023759,100 shares $5.66 million -1.0%4.0%4.4 $7.45
8/31/2023766,700 shares $6.05 million -17.5%4.1%2.8 $7.89
8/15/2023928,800 shares $7.15 million +10.2%4.9%3.3 $7.70
7/31/2023842,500 shares $7.56 million +1.7%4.5%2.8 $8.97
7/15/2023828,200 shares $6.60 million -9.1%4.4%2.5 $7.97
6/30/2023911,400 shares $7.05 million -34.0%4.9%2.6 $7.74
6/15/20231,380,000 shares $9.25 million -6.8%7.4%3.9 $6.70
5/31/20231,480,000 shares $8.15 million -2.6%7.9%3.9 $5.51
5/15/20231,520,000 shares $8.42 million +4.1%8.1%4.1 $5.54
4/30/20231,460,000 shares $7.11 million +3.6%7.8%4.2 $4.87
4/15/20231,410,000 shares $7.12 million +17.5%7.5%4.7 $5.05
3/31/20231,200,000 shares $8.93 million -23.1%6.4%4.6 $7.44
3/15/20231,560,000 shares $13.71 million +13.0%8.3%6.8 $8.79
2/28/20231,380,000 shares $18.06 million -4.2%7.4%12.6 $13.09
2/15/20231,440,000 shares $19.40 million +7.5%7.7%14.8 $13.47
1/31/20231,340,000 shares $19.51 million -3.6%7.2%13.5 $14.56
1/15/20231,390,000 shares $19.20 million +3.0%7.4%14 $13.81
12/30/20221,350,000 shares $16.01 million +22.7%7.2%14.1 $11.86
12/15/20221,100,000 shares $12.85 million +13.8%5.9%11.8 $11.68
11/30/2022966,900 shares $10.90 million -3.3%5.2%15 $11.27
11/15/20221,000,000 shares $14.62 million -3.9%5.4%18 $14.62
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10/31/20221,040,000 shares $19.76 million -5.5%5.6%19.9 $19.00
10/15/20221,100,000 shares $17.58 million +3.8%6.0%22.5 $15.98
9/30/20221,060,000 shares $16.13 million -0.9%5.7%23.7 $15.22
9/15/20221,070,000 shares $15.33 million -4.5%5.8%21.9 $14.33
8/31/20221,120,000 shares $16.64 million +0.9%6.0%19.5 $14.86
8/15/20221,110,000 shares $17.18 million -0.9%6.0%17.4 $15.48
7/31/20221,120,000 shares $16.88 million No Change6.1%16.4 $15.07
7/15/20221,120,000 shares $16.18 million -0.9%6.1%15.9 $14.45
6/30/20221,130,000 shares $14.83 million No Change6.1%16.2 $13.12
6/15/20221,130,000 shares $16.57 million +3.7%6.1%16.4 $14.66
5/31/20221,090,000 shares $16.16 million -3.5%5.9%17.8 $14.83
5/15/20221,130,000 shares $15.81 million No Change6.1%18.6 $13.99
4/30/20221,130,000 shares $17.19 million +0.9%6.1%19.9 $15.21
4/15/20221,120,000 shares $17.67 million -5.1%6.0%17.6 $15.78
3/31/20221,180,000 shares $21.04 million -13.9%6.4%17.4 $17.83
3/15/20221,370,000 shares $23.19 million -4.2%7.4%19.3 $16.93
2/28/20221,430,000 shares $23.09 million +1.4%7.7%16.8 $16.15
2/15/20221,410,000 shares $23.41 million +0.7%7.6%16.7 $16.60
1/31/20221,400,000 shares $23.14 million +4.5%7.5%15.4 $16.53
1/15/20221,340,000 shares $23.96 million +0.8%7.2%16.6 $17.88
12/31/20211,330,000 shares $22.70 million No Change7.1%16.9 $17.07
12/15/20211,330,000 shares $24.74 million No Change7.1%15.7 $18.60
11/30/20211,330,000 shares $21.33 million No Change7.1%17.8 $16.04
11/15/20211,330,000 shares $25.95 million No Change7.1%19.1 $19.51
10/29/20211,330,000 shares $25.16 million -1.5%7.2%21.1 $18.92
10/15/20211,350,000 shares $26.33 million -0.7%7.3%20.9 $19.50
9/30/20211,360,000 shares $26.52 million -2.9%7.3%19.8 $19.50
9/15/20211,400,000 shares $26.36 million No Change7.5%19.1 $18.83
8/31/20211,400,000 shares $27.75 million +1.5%7.5%18.9 $19.82

MPAA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Motorcar Parts of America shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 767,525 shares of MPAA short. 4.43% of Motorcar Parts of America's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Motorcar Parts of America'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. MPAA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.4. Learn More on Motorcar Parts of America'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. 4.43% of Motorcar Parts of America's floating shares are currently sold short.

Motorcar Parts of America saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 767,525 shares, a decrease of 6.8% from the previous total of 823,268 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.

4.43% of Motorcar Parts of America's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Motorcar Parts of America: Fox Factory Holding Corp. (8.63%), Standard Motor Products, Inc. (4.36%), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (3.00%), Holley Inc. (2.76%), ECARX Holdings, Inc. (2.43%), Strattec Security Corporation (6.56%), Stoneridge, Inc. (3.95%), China Automotive Systems, Inc. (0.39%), Magna International Inc. (3.60%), BorgWarner Inc. (4.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MPAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Motorcar Parts of America as its price is falling. MPAA shares are trading up $0.01 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 Motorcar Parts of America occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MPAA, 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 MPAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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 company’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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:MPAA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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