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Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$47.23 +1.34 (+2.92%)
Closing price 07/31/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$47.50 +0.27 (+0.57%)
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Sound Financial Bancorp Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) had a short interest of 9,027 shares sold short, representing 0.40% of the public float. This marks a 22.43% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, meaning it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 11,130 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,027 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,373 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
22.43%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$421.74 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
2,570,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.40%
Today's Trading Volume
5,008 shares
Average Trading Volume
11,130 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
45%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20269,027 shares $421.74 thousand +22.4%0.4%0.66 $46.72
6/30/20267,373 shares $317.85 thousand -89.3%0.3%0.25 $43.11
6/15/202668,771 shares $2.92 million +15.8%3.1%13.55 $42.52
5/29/202659,412 shares $2.48 million -3.9%2.6%10.7 $41.73
5/15/202661,789 shares $2.61 million -21.7%2.7%17.21 $42.17
4/30/202678,868 shares $3.25 million -5.0%3.5%9.89 $41.15
4/15/202683,058 shares $3.84 million +14.7%3.7%15.54 $46.21
3/31/202672,430 shares $3.17 million +56.5%3.2%4.72 $43.71
3/13/202646,268 shares $1.90 million +4.8%2.1%9.32 $41.06
2/27/202644,134 shares $1.87 million +27.3%2.0%9.37 $42.47
2/13/202634,671 shares $1.54 million -20.5%1.5%6.77 $44.30
1/30/202643,588 shares $1.91 million +7.5%1.9%9.45 $43.90
1/15/202640,536 shares $1.78 million +45.3%1.8%7.9 $43.90
12/31/202527,900 shares $1.22 million -13.2%1.2%3.7 $43.63
12/15/202532,138 shares $1.43 million +33.8%1.4%4.42 $44.55
11/28/202524,021 shares $1.07 million -10.3%1.1%5.88 $44.39
11/14/202526,775 shares $1.20 million -2.1%1.2%7.3 $44.77
10/31/202527,360 shares $1.22 million +23.8%1.2%4.52 $44.64
10/15/202522,100 shares $1.02 million -2.6%1.0%4.8 $45.95
9/30/202522,700 shares $1.05 million -26.8%1.1%4.5 $46.06
9/15/202531,000 shares $1.41 million +6.5%1.5%2.9 $45.59
8/31/202529,100 shares $1.38 million -8.5%1.4%2.7 $47.27
8/15/202531,800 shares $1.48 million -4.5%1.5%2.9 $46.55
7/31/202533,300 shares $1.53 million +8.5%1.6%3.1 $46.05
7/15/202530,700 shares $1.40 million +32.9%1.4%2.8 $45.50
6/30/202523,100 shares $1.06 million +320.0%1.1%2.2 $46.00
6/15/20255,500 shares $269.94 thousand +27.9%0.3%1.3 $49.08
5/31/20254,300 shares $215 thousand +79.2%0.2%1.2 $50.00
5/15/20252,400 shares $121.44 thousand -17.2%0.1%0.7 $50.60
4/30/20252,900 shares $147.23 thousand -67.8%0.1%1.1 $50.77
4/15/20259,000 shares $446.31 thousand +5.9%0.4%3.9 $49.59
3/31/20258,500 shares $426.28 thousand -4.5%0.4%4.7 $50.15
3/15/20258,900 shares $455.59 thousand -1.1%0.4%4 $51.19
2/28/20259,000 shares $454.23 thousand -4.3%0.4%4.3 $50.47
2/15/20259,400 shares $488.05 thousand No Change0.4%4.7 $51.92
1/31/20259,400 shares $496.88 thousand +74.1%0.4%4.7 $52.86
1/15/20255,400 shares $288.36 thousand +12.5%0.3%2.6 $53.40
12/31/20244,800 shares $252.72 thousand +128.6%0.2%2.5 $52.65
12/15/20242,100 shares $114.22 thousand -16.0%0.1%1.3 $54.39
11/30/20242,500 shares $136.25 thousand +66.7%0.1%2.1 $54.50
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11/15/20241,500 shares $82.13 thousand +15.4%0.1%1.1 $54.75
10/31/20241,300 shares $68.74 thousand -7.1%0.1%0.7 $52.88
10/15/20241,400 shares $75.73 thousand +40.0%0.1%0.3 $54.09
9/30/20241,000 shares $53.50 thousand -44.4%0.1%0.2 $53.50
9/15/20241,800 shares $96.75 thousand -33.3%0.1%0.4 $53.75
8/31/20242,700 shares $150.93 thousand +12.5%0.1%0.6 $55.90
8/15/20242,400 shares $112.70 thousand +33.3%0.1%0.5 $46.96
7/31/20241,800 shares $77.42 thousand +12.5%0.1%0.5 $43.01
7/15/20241,600 shares $68.45 thousand -33.3%0.1%2.3 $42.78
6/30/20242,400 shares $103.20 thousand +20.0%0.1%3.4 $43.00
6/15/20242,000 shares $79.60 thousand +53.9%0.1%2.8 $39.80
5/31/20241,300 shares $51.92 thousand +8.3%0.1%2.2 $39.94
5/15/20241,200 shares $47.16 thousand -29.4%0.1%2.4 $39.30
4/30/20241,700 shares $67.98 thousand +13.3%0.1%3.4 $39.99
4/15/20241,500 shares $60.38 thousand -21.1%0.1%3 $40.25
3/31/20241,900 shares $77.31 thousand -5.0%0.1%4.8 $40.69
3/15/20242,000 shares $81.86 thousand +17.7%0.1%5 $40.93
2/29/20241,700 shares $68.12 thousand No Change0.1%2.8 $40.07
2/15/20241,700 shares $67.15 thousand +6.3%0.1%2.1 $39.50
1/31/20241,600 shares $62.99 thousand -23.8%0.1%1.2 $39.37
1/15/20242,100 shares $83.48 thousand No Change0.1%1.3 $39.75
12/31/20232,100 shares $81.90 thousand -16.0%0.1%1.2 $39.00
12/15/20232,500 shares $96.25 thousand +31.6%0.1%1.4 $38.50
11/30/20231,900 shares $68.13 thousand +18.8%0.1%0.9 $35.86
11/15/20231,600 shares $58.72 thousand -38.5%0.1%0.8 $36.70
10/31/20232,600 shares $95.42 thousand +13.0%0.1%1.6 $36.70
10/15/20232,300 shares $84.66 thousand +27.8%0.1%1.2 $36.81
9/30/20231,800 shares $66.55 thousand -21.7%0.1%0.9 $36.97
9/15/20232,300 shares $85.08 thousand +15.0%0.1%1.2 $36.99
8/31/20232,000 shares $75.14 thousand -28.6%0.1%0.6 $37.57
8/15/20232,800 shares $105.06 thousand -17.7%0.1%0.7 $37.52
7/31/20233,400 shares $125.80 thousand +112.5%0.2%0.8 $37.00
7/15/20231,600 shares $57.20 thousand -15.8%0.1%0.4 $35.75
6/30/20231,900 shares $67.45 thousand -63.5%0.1%0.6 $35.50
6/15/20235,200 shares $179.97 thousand +188.9%0.2%1.5 $34.61
5/31/20231,800 shares $65.20 thousand +12.5%0.1%1.1 $36.22
5/15/20231,600 shares $58.66 thousand +6.7%0.1%1.6 $36.66
4/30/20231,500 shares $55.95 thousand -6.3%0.1%1.7 $37.30
4/15/20231,600 shares $60.64 thousand +100.0%0.1%2.7 $37.90
3/31/2023800 shares $29.61 thousand +14.3%0.0%1.3 $37.01
3/15/2023700 shares $26.21 thousand +16.7%0.0%1.4 $37.44
2/28/2023600 shares $24.03 thousand No Change0.0%2 $40.06
2/15/2023600 shares $24.03 thousand +20.0%0.0%1.5 $40.05
1/31/2023500 shares $19.93 thousand No Change0.0%1 $39.85
1/15/2023500 shares $19.84 thousand No Change0.0%1 $39.67
12/30/2022500 shares $19.64 thousand -54.6%0.0%0.8 $39.27
12/15/20221,100 shares $43.03 thousand No Change0.1%1.2 $39.12
11/30/20221,100 shares $43.73 thousand -15.4%0.1%0.7 $39.75
11/15/20221,300 shares $52.14 thousand +8.3%0.1%0.8 $40.11
10/31/20221,200 shares $48.60 thousand +9.1%0.1%0.6 $40.50
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10/15/20221,100 shares $45.02 thousand -47.6%0.1%0.6 $40.93
9/30/20222,100 shares $85.09 thousand +5.0%0.1%1.3 $40.52
9/15/20222,000 shares $83.16 thousand +100.0%0.1%0.9 $41.58
8/31/20221,000 shares $43.12 thousand -41.2%0.1%0.5 $43.12
8/15/20221,700 shares $66.28 thousand -26.1%0.1%0.5 $38.99
7/31/20222,300 shares $86.83 thousand +64.3%0.1%0.7 $37.75
7/15/20221,400 shares $52.89 thousand +7.7%0.1%0.4 $37.78
6/30/20221,300 shares $49.34 thousand +160.0%0.1%0.3 $37.95
6/15/2022500 shares $18.21 thousand +25.0%0.0%0.1 $36.42
5/31/2022400 shares $14.75 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $36.88
5/15/2022400 shares $14.88 thousand -55.6%0.0%0.1 $37.20
4/30/2022900 shares $34.29 thousand No Change0.0%0.3 $38.10
4/15/2022900 shares $35.01 thousand -25.0%0.0%0.4 $38.90
3/31/20221,200 shares $45.72 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.5 $38.10
3/15/2022800 shares $30.01 thousand +14.3%0.0%0.3 $37.51
2/28/2022700 shares $26.78 thousand -12.5%0.0%0.3 $38.25
2/15/2022800 shares $33.21 thousand +33.3%0.0%0.4 $41.51
1/31/2022600 shares $26.19 thousand No Change0.0%0.3 $43.65
1/15/2022600 shares $26.05 thousand -25.0%0.0%0.2 $43.42
12/31/2021800 shares $35.20 thousand -11.1%N/A0 $44.00
12/15/2021900 shares $39.83 thousand -47.1%0.0%0.2 $44.25
11/30/20211,700 shares $70.50 thousand -22.7%0.1%0.5 $41.47
11/15/20212,200 shares $92.40 thousand -48.8%0.1%0.6 $42.00
10/29/20214,300 shares $185.42 thousand -34.9%0.2%1.2 $43.12
10/15/20216,600 shares $301.88 thousand +24.5%0.3%2.1 $45.74
9/30/20215,300 shares $238.16 thousand +29.3%0.2%1.8 $44.94
9/15/20214,100 shares $180.40 thousand +20.6%0.2%2.7 $44.00
8/31/20213,400 shares $147.93 thousand +13.3%0.2%2.4 $43.51
8/13/20213,000 shares $132.54 thousand +3.5%0.1%2.1 $44.18

SFBC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Sound Financial Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 9,027 shares of SFBC short. 0.40% of Sound Financial Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sound Financial Bancorp'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. SFBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.7. Learn More on Sound Financial Bancorp'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. 0.40% of Sound Financial Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sound Financial Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,027 shares, an increase of 22.4% from the previous total of 7,373 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.

0.40% of Sound Financial Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sound Financial Bancorp: Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. (3.53%), First Bank (1.39%), Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (3.96%), Bit Digital, Inc. (16.42%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. (1.60%), RBB Bancorp (2.55%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.47%), Better Home & Finance Holding Company (17.65%), Plumas Bancorp (2.55%), NewtekOne, Inc. (11.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SFBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sound Financial Bancorp as its price is falling. SFBC shares are trading up $1.34 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 Sound Financial Bancorp 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 SFBC, 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 SFBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:SFBC) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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