Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $29.64 +0.72 (+2.49%) Closing price 06/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.66 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 06:15 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Rocket Lab USA Short Interest DataRocket Lab USA (RKLB) has a short interest of 63.65 million shares, representing 16.86% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.60% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 16.79 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest63,650,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest59,710,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.60%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.61 billionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares453,545,000 sharesFloat Size377,520,000 sharesShort Percent of Float16.86%Today's Trading Volume60,027,074 sharesAverage Trading Volume16,791,997 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average357% Short Selling Rocket Lab USA? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Rocket Lab USA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRKLB Short Interest Over TimeRKLB Days to Cover Over TimeRKLB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Rocket Lab USA Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202563,650,000 shares $1.61 billion +6.6%16.9%3.7 $25.22 4/30/202559,710,000 shares $1.30 billion +0.8%15.8%3.5 $21.79 4/15/202559,260,000 shares $1.25 billion -5.9%16.0%3.3 $21.07 3/31/202562,950,000 shares $1.13 billion +11.8%17.0%3.3 $17.88 3/15/202556,320,000 shares $1.06 billion -0.4%15.2%3 $18.81 2/28/202556,530,000 shares $1.16 billion +5.2%15.2%2.9 $20.44 2/15/202553,720,000 shares $1.51 billion +3.7%13.1%2.6 $28.02 1/31/202551,810,000 shares $1.51 billion -4.9%13.7%2.2 $29.05 1/15/202554,450,000 shares $1.35 billion +2.1%14.6%2.5 $24.87 12/31/202453,330,000 shares $1.36 billion +5.0%14.5%2.6 $25.47 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RKLB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Rocket Lab USA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202450,780,000 shares $1.24 billion +3.0%13.8%2.5 $24.42 11/30/202449,280,000 shares $1.34 billion -8.3%13.7%2.5 $27.28 11/15/202453,740,000 shares $1.02 billion -8.8%15.1%3 $19.00 10/31/202458,950,000 shares $630.77 million -5.1%19.1%3.9 $10.70 10/15/202462,130,000 shares $617.57 million +1.4%20.1%4.5 $9.94 9/30/202461,250,000 shares $595.96 million +5.3%19.8%4.7 $9.73 9/15/202458,180,000 shares $434.02 million +2.1%18.7%5.2 $7.46 8/31/202456,970,000 shares $357.20 million +1.1%18.4%5.3 $6.27 8/15/202456,350,000 shares $328.52 million +6.5%18.4%5.7 $5.83 7/31/202452,890,000 shares $277.14 million -6.5%17.6%7.3 $5.24 7/15/202456,590,000 shares $323.69 million +3.8%18.8%7.7 $5.72 6/30/202454,510,000 shares $261.65 million -3.8%18.1%7.4 $4.80 6/15/202456,650,000 shares $248.69 million +0.8%18.8%7.4 $4.39 5/31/202456,220,000 shares $245.68 million -4.0%18.8%7.6 $4.37 5/15/202458,560,000 shares $254.15 million -2.5%19.6%7.5 $4.34 4/30/202460,040,000 shares $225.75 million +3.5%20.8%7.6 $3.76 4/15/202458,000,000 shares $204.74 million +4.3%20.3%6.5 $3.53 3/31/202455,610,000 shares $228.56 million +9.7%19.6%6.4 $4.11 3/15/202450,700,000 shares $208.88 million +6.8%17.9%5.2 $4.12 2/29/202447,490,000 shares $217.74 million +2.8%16.4%5.2 $4.59 2/15/202446,200,000 shares $225.92 million +105.9%16.1%5.4 $4.89 1/31/202422,440,000 shares $108.83 million -2.9%7.6%2.8 $4.85 1/15/202423,100,000 shares $119.43 million +4.1%7.9%4 $5.17 12/31/202322,190,000 shares $122.71 million +5.7%7.6%3.9 $5.53 12/15/202321,000,000 shares $96.81 million +5.1%7.1%4.1 $4.61 11/30/202319,980,000 shares $87.51 million -2.5%6.8%4.7 $4.38 11/15/202320,500,000 shares $90.20 million -7.0%7.0%4.9 $4.40 10/31/202322,040,000 shares $93.23 million -2.7%7.9%5.8 $4.23 10/15/202322,650,000 shares $97.17 million -2.8%8.1%5.5 $4.29 9/30/202323,290,000 shares $102.01 million +13.0%8.3%4.9 $4.38The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. 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Short interest is the volume of Rocket Lab USA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 63,650,000 shares of RKLB short. 16.86% of Rocket Lab USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rocket Lab USA's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Rocket Lab USA? 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. RKLB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Rocket Lab USA's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Rocket Lab USA? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Rocket Lab USA: Anson Funds Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Sculptor Capital LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, 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 Rocket Lab USA? 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. 16.86% of Rocket Lab USA's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Rocket Lab USA's short interest increasing or decreasing? Rocket Lab USA saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,650,000 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the previous total of 59,710,000 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 Rocket Lab USA's float size? Rocket Lab USA currently has issued a total of 453,545,000 shares. Some of Rocket Lab USA'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. Rocket Lab USA currently has a public float of 377,520,000 shares. How does Rocket Lab USA's short interest compare to its competitors? 16.86% of Rocket Lab USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Rocket Lab USA: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (4.17%), XPO, Inc. (8.51%), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (5.13%), Hub Group, Inc. (1.69%), Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (5.96%), Forward Air Co. (18.79%), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (1.31%), United Parcel Service, Inc. (2.14%), FedEx Co. (1.80%), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (6.26%), 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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Rocket Lab USA stock? Short selling RKLB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rocket Lab USA as its price is falling. RKLB shares are trading up $0.72 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 Rocket Lab USA? A short squeeze for Rocket Lab USA 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 RKLB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Rocket Lab USA'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 RKLB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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