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B. Riley Financial (RILY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$3.02 -0.01 (-0.33%)
As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

B. Riley Financial Short Interest Data

B. Riley Financial (RILY) has a short interest of 8.40 million shares, representing 53.00% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.96% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.7, indicating that it would take 9.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.94 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,400,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,080,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.96%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$26.04 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
30,497,000 shares
Float Size
15,850,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
53.00%
Today's Trading Volume
454,439 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,942,423 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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RILY Short Interest Over Time

RILY Days to Cover Over Time

RILY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

B. Riley Financial Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/20258,400,000 shares $26.04 million +4.0%53.0%9.7 $3.10
5/15/20258,080,000 shares $27.15 million +5.8%50.8%4.2 $3.36
4/30/20257,640,000 shares $22.39 million -6.4%48.1%4 $2.93
4/15/20258,160,000 shares $22.85 million -2.2%51.3%4.3 $2.80
3/31/20258,340,000 shares $32.28 million +9.3%52.5%4.3 $3.87
3/15/20257,630,000 shares $32.12 million -22.5%48.0%3.9 $4.21
2/28/20259,840,000 shares $62.88 million +10.7%62.4%5 $6.39
2/15/20258,890,000 shares $36.72 million +3.3%56.4%6.1 $4.13
1/31/20258,610,000 shares $39.69 million -12.3%55.0%10.1 $4.61
1/15/20259,820,000 shares $46.15 million -2.3%62.7%9.4 $4.70
12/31/202410,050,000 shares $46.13 million +2.2%64.6%7.1 $4.59
12/15/20249,830,000 shares $49.54 million +1.4%63.2%6.2 $5.04
11/30/20249,690,000 shares $56.78 million -5.8%62.3%5.4 $5.86
11/15/202410,290,000 shares $48.57 million +9.8%66.2%5 $4.72
10/31/20249,370,000 shares $55.24 million -16.6%60.3%2.5 $5.90
10/15/202411,240,000 shares $55.64 million +5.1%72.3%3.1 $4.95
9/30/202410,700,000 shares $56.18 million -7.5%68.8%3.2 $5.25
9/15/202411,570,000 shares $70.11 million -4.9%74.4%3.6 $6.06
8/31/202412,170,000 shares $59.82 million -0.3%78.3%4 $4.92
8/15/202412,210,000 shares $61.54 million -0.7%78.5%4.5 $5.04
7/31/202412,290,000 shares $235.97 million +7.2%79.0%12.9 $19.20
7/15/202411,460,000 shares $191.04 million +26.5%73.7%9.3 $16.67
6/30/20249,060,000 shares $159.82 million +10.1%58.3%7.6 $17.64
6/15/20248,230,000 shares $169.54 million +3.5%52.9%7.3 $20.60
5/31/20247,950,000 shares $190.48 million -3.5%50.7%6.6 $23.96
5/15/20248,240,000 shares $265.00 million -8.8%52.2%5.7 $32.16
4/30/20249,030,000 shares $310.63 million -15.1%56.4%5.8 $34.40
4/15/202410,630,000 shares $216.00 million -13.3%65.5%7.2 $20.32
3/31/202412,260,000 shares $259.54 million -1.1%75.5%9 $21.17
3/15/202412,390,000 shares $217.82 million -7.3%76.3%8.9 $17.58
2/29/202413,370,000 shares $245.07 million +18.0%80.9%8.9 $18.33
2/15/202411,330,000 shares $200.31 million +9.2%68.5%8.1 $17.68
1/31/202410,380,000 shares $243.10 million -1.8%62.8%6.9 $23.42
1/15/202410,570,000 shares $244.91 million -4.4%63.9%7.8 $23.17
12/31/202311,060,000 shares $232.15 million +17.4%66.9%8.9 $20.99
12/15/20239,420,000 shares $192.64 million +10.1%57.0%8.2 $20.45
11/30/20238,560,000 shares $157.50 million +30.7%52.6%10.3 $18.40
11/15/20236,550,000 shares $159.03 million +56.3%40.2%10.3 $24.28
10/31/20234,190,000 shares $151.72 million +7.4%25.7%12.5 $36.21
10/15/20233,900,000 shares $155.22 million +1.8%23.9%14 $39.80
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9/30/20233,830,000 shares $156.99 million +8.8%23.5%13.4 $40.99
9/15/20233,520,000 shares $161.00 million +6.7%21.6%12.5 $45.74
8/31/20233,300,000 shares $168.98 million +22.2%21.9%11.9 $51.21
8/15/20232,700,000 shares $139.81 million -6.9%17.9%10 $51.78
7/31/20232,900,000 shares $161.04 million -19.2%20.9%10.5 $55.53
7/15/20233,590,000 shares $178.14 million -1.6%26.4%12.6 $49.62
6/30/20233,650,000 shares $167.83 million -5.9%26.9%12.3 $45.98
6/15/20233,880,000 shares $159.12 million +4.3%28.6%11 $41.01
5/31/20233,720,000 shares $134.59 million -5.3%26.8%8.2 $36.18
5/15/20233,930,000 shares $130.99 million -3.4%27.7%7.5 $33.33
4/30/20234,070,000 shares $128.21 million -15.0%27.7%7 $31.50
4/15/20234,790,000 shares $133.98 million +11.7%33.6%8.6 $27.97
3/31/20234,290,000 shares $121.79 million +23.3%30.3%7.8 $28.39
3/15/20233,480,000 shares $107.60 million +1.5%24.6%6 $30.92
2/28/20233,430,000 shares $136.45 million +12.5%24.3%7.1 $39.78
2/15/20233,050,000 shares $137.65 million +10.5%21.3%6.9 $45.13
1/31/20232,760,000 shares $117.93 million -4.8%18.7%6.9 $42.73
1/15/20232,900,000 shares $116.41 million +9.9%19.7%7.7 $40.14
12/30/20222,640,000 shares $90.29 million +10.0%17.9%7.1 $34.20
12/15/20222,400,000 shares $99.74 million -4.0%16.2%7.1 $41.56
11/30/20222,500,000 shares $109.80 million -11.7%16.8%8.9 $43.92
11/15/20222,830,000 shares $126.08 million +2.9%19.0%10.5 $44.55
10/31/20222,750,000 shares $111.87 million +3.8%18.4%10.7 $40.68
10/15/20222,650,000 shares $108.28 million +6.9%18.0%12.2 $40.86
9/30/20222,480,000 shares $110.41 million -5.3%16.8%11.7 $44.52
9/15/20222,620,000 shares $124.24 million -3.0%17.8%12 $47.42
8/31/20222,700,000 shares $134.38 million -8.5%18.5%12.9 $49.77
8/15/20222,950,000 shares $170.69 million -2.6%20.0%13.5 $57.86
7/31/20223,030,000 shares $156.17 million -2.9%20.6%11.6 $51.54
7/15/20223,120,000 shares $134.35 million -1.9%19.9%10.6 $43.06
6/30/20223,180,000 shares $134.36 million +10.0%20.3%10 $42.25
6/15/20222,890,000 shares $138.49 million +5.5%18.5%9.2 $47.92
5/31/20222,740,000 shares $148.92 million -2.8%18.9%9.2 $54.35
5/15/20222,820,000 shares $136.26 million +21.6%19.1%8.8 $48.32
4/30/20222,320,000 shares $104.77 million +10.5%15.1%8 $45.16
4/15/20222,100,000 shares $119.53 million +8.3%13.7%8 $56.92
3/31/20221,940,000 shares $135.72 million -2.5%12.7%7 $69.96
3/15/20221,990,000 shares $128.69 million +19.9%13.0%7.2 $64.67
2/28/20221,660,000 shares $98.85 million -1.8%10.9%6 $59.55
2/15/20221,690,000 shares $110.49 million -4.5%11.0%6.6 $65.38
1/31/20221,770,000 shares $108.98 million +20.4%11.5%7.3 $61.57
1/15/20221,470,000 shares $118.79 million -4.6%9.4%6.1 $80.81
12/31/20211,540,000 shares $136.84 million -0.7%9.9%8.2 $88.86
12/15/20211,550,000 shares $119.95 million +2.7%9.9%8.7 $77.39
11/30/20211,510,000 shares $116.92 million -5.0%9.7%8 $77.43
11/15/20211,590,000 shares $124.43 million +1.3%10.4%8.2 $78.26
10/29/20211,570,000 shares $112.51 million +5.4%10.2%7.2 $71.66
10/15/20211,490,000 shares $92.02 million +5.7%9.7%7.1 $61.76
9/30/20211,410,000 shares $83.25 million +4.4%9.2%6.2 $59.04
9/15/20211,350,000 shares $81.86 million -2.2%8.8%5.2 $60.64
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8/31/20211,380,000 shares $90.45 million +7.0%9.1%5 $65.54
8/13/20211,290,000 shares $84.66 million +0.8%8.5%4.5 $65.63
7/30/20211,280,000 shares $86.48 million -7.3%8.3%4.3 $67.56
7/15/20211,380,000 shares $96.16 million +5.3%9.1%4.3 $69.68
6/30/20211,310,000 shares $98.91 million +10.1%8.6%2.9 $75.50
6/15/20211,190,000 shares $81.74 million -4.0%7.8%2.6 $68.69
5/28/20211,240,000 shares $91.31 million -10.1%8.1%3 $73.64
5/14/20211,380,000 shares $105.57 million +19.0%9.0%3.2 $76.50
4/30/20211,160,000 shares $81.42 million +24.6%7.6%2.9 $70.19
4/15/2021930,900 shares $64.79 million +35.3%6.1%2.5 $69.60
3/31/2021688,300 shares $38.74 million -13.6%4.7%3 $56.28
3/15/2021796,600 shares $47.00 million +20.9%5.5%3.6 $59.00
2/26/2021659,100 shares $39.06 million +10.6%4.6%3.3 $59.27
2/12/2021596,100 shares $33.01 million +1.5%3.8%3.6 $55.37
1/29/2021587,400 shares $28.51 million -5.7%4.3%3.5 $48.53
1/15/2021622,800 shares $30.66 million +0.9%4.5%3.8 $49.23
12/31/2020617,300 shares $27.48 million -1.7%4.6%4.9 $44.52
12/15/2020628,100 shares $22.27 million +4.1%4.7%5.4 $35.46
11/30/2020603,500 shares $22.08 million +0.7%4.4%5.4 $36.58
11/15/2020599,300 shares $18.00 million -1.0%4.3%5.3 $30.04
10/30/2020605,500 shares $15.34 million +16.6%4.3%5.7 $25.34
10/15/2020519,400 shares $13.93 million -27.4%3.7%5 $26.81
9/30/2020715,300 shares $17.93 million -13.3%5.1%7 $25.06
9/15/2020825,300 shares $22.52 million +27.1%5.8%7.6 $27.29
8/31/2020649,400 shares $17.39 million -3.5%4.6%5.9 $26.78
8/14/2020672,900 shares $17.85 million -29.5%4.7%6 $26.52
7/31/2020955,000 shares $24.36 million -6.4%6.6%8.1 $25.51
7/15/20201,020,000 shares $22.25 million -8.1%7.0%8.6 $21.81
6/30/20201,110,000 shares $24.15 million +25.7%7.6%8.8 $21.76
6/15/2020882,900 shares $19.24 million +2.3%6.0%6.9 $21.79

RILY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is B. Riley Financial's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 8,400,000 shares of RILY short. 53.00% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for B. Riley Financial?

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. RILY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting B. Riley Financial?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of B. Riley Financial: Jane Street Group LLC, Quarry LP, HAP Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, 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 B. Riley Financial?

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. 53.00% of B. Riley Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is B. Riley Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing?

B. Riley Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,400,000 shares, an increase of 4.0% from the previous total of 8,080,000 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 B. Riley Financial's float size?

B. Riley Financial currently has issued a total of 30,497,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Financial'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. B. Riley Financial currently has a public float of 15,850,000 shares.

How does B. Riley Financial's short interest compare to its competitors?

53.00% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to B. Riley Financial: Gladstone Land Co. (3.45%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Mesabi Trust (3.33%), Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (1.76%), Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (0.74%), Uranium Royalty Corp. (12.76%), BRT Apartments Corp. (1.54%), Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (2.19%), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (1.64%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (2.21%),

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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short B. Riley Financial stock?

Short selling RILY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Financial as its price is falling. RILY shares are trading down $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.

How does a short squeeze work against B. Riley Financial?

A short squeeze for B. Riley Financial 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 RILY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is B. Riley Financial'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 RILY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:RILY) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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