Microsoft (MSFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Microsoft shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 41,150,000 shares of MSFT short. 0.56% of Microsoft's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Microsoft'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. MSFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Microsoft's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Microsoft: Wolverine Trading LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., DRW Securities LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Readystate Asset Management LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capula Management Ltd, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Ulysses Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Prelude Capital Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BlackRock Inc., Oribel Capital Management LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Franklin Resources Inc., HAP Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, D.A. Davidson & CO., JPMorgan Chase & Co., ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Optiver Holding B.V., Shelton Capital Management, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Citigroup Inc., Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Group One Trading L.P., Lido Advisors LLC, XR Securities LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Savant Capital LLC, Mission Wealth Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, CTC LLC, Northwest Capital Management Inc, CWM LLC, Financial Sense Advisors Inc., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, MAI Capital Management, Bank of Montreal Can, Segantii Capital Management Ltd, Dakota Wealth Management, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Credit Agricole S A, XY Capital Ltd, Bull Oak Capital LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, National Bank of Canada FI, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Creative Planning, New Harbor Financial Group LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, IMC Chicago LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Advisor Resource Council, and SG Americas Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.56% of Microsoft's floating shares are currently sold short.

Microsoft saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,150,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 38,320,000 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.

0.56% of Microsoft's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Microsoft: Apple Inc. (0.69%), Alphabet Inc. (0.27%), Alphabet Inc. (0.37%), NVIDIA Co. (1.05%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.42%), Oracle Co. (1.04%), ServiceNow, Inc. (1.30%), VMware, Inc. (0.90%), Qualys, Inc. (8.65%), Commvault Systems, Inc. (2.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MSFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Microsoft as its price is falling. MSFT shares are trading up $2.11 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 Microsoft 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 MSFT, 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 MSFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.