SMART Global (SGH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$17.79

-0.79 (-4.25%)

(As of 09/6/2024 ET)

SMART Global Short Interest Data

SMART Global (SGH) has a short interest of 5.91 million shares. This marks a 14.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.3, indicating that it would take 5.3 days of the average trading volume of 763,458 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 5,910,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 5,180,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +14.09%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $125.17 million
Short Interest Ratio: 5.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 15, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 52,915,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 11.17%
Today's Trading Volume: 840,923 shares
Average Trading Volume: 763,458 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 110%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
8/15/2024	5,910,000 shares	$125.17 million	+14.1%	N/A	5.3	$21.18
7/31/2024	5,180,000 shares	$121.21 million	-6.8%	N/A	4.6	$23.40
7/15/2024	5,560,000 shares	$163.19 million	+13.9%	N/A	5.2	$29.35
6/30/2024	4,880,000 shares	$111.61 million	+2.3%	N/A	4.2	$22.87
6/15/2024	4,770,000 shares	$106.61 million	-3.1%	N/A	4.7	$22.35
5/31/2024	4,920,000 shares	$101.25 million	+13.6%	N/A	4.7	$20.58
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5/15/2024	4,330,000 shares	$86.21 million	-7.3%	N/A	4	$19.91
4/30/2024	4,670,000 shares	$85.32 million	+2.0%	N/A	4.4	$18.27
4/15/2024	4,580,000 shares	$86.42 million	+14.8%	N/A	4.3	$18.87
3/31/2024	3,990,000 shares	$105.02 million	+40.5%	N/A	3.9	$26.32
3/15/2024	2,840,000 shares	$62.93 million	+6.4%	N/A	2.9	$22.16
2/29/2024	2,670,000 shares	$56.79 million	-2.6%	N/A	3.1	$21.27
2/15/2024	2,740,000 shares	$58.31 million	+9.2%	N/A	3.4	$21.28
1/31/2024	2,510,000 shares	$49.32 million	-15.5%	N/A	3.1	$19.65
1/15/2024	2,970,000 shares	$63.59 million	-6.9%	N/A	3.5	$21.41
12/31/2023	3,190,000 shares	$60.39 million	-16.7%	N/A	3.4	$18.93
12/15/2023	3,830,000 shares	$71.01 million	-2.3%	N/A	4.5	$18.54
11/30/2023	3,920,000 shares	$65.31 million	+6.2%	N/A	4.9	$16.66
11/15/2023	3,690,000 shares	$60.74 million	+0.8%	N/A	4.7	$16.46
10/31/2023	3,660,000 shares	$50.14 million	-2.9%	N/A	4.7	$13.70
10/15/2023	3,770,000 shares	$49.39 million	+5.0%	N/A	5.1	$13.10
9/30/2023	3,590,000 shares	$87.42 million	-12.7%	N/A	6.5	$24.35
9/15/2023	4,110,000 shares	$96.59 million	+4.3%	N/A	6.1	$23.50
8/31/2023	3,940,000 shares	$101.77 million	+9.4%	N/A	5	$25.83
8/15/2023	3,600,000 shares	$88.34 million	-5.3%	N/A	4.1	$24.54
7/31/2023	3,800,000 shares	$101.08 million	-16.5%	N/A	4.3	$26.60
7/15/2023	4,550,000 shares	$124.08 million	-7.7%	N/A	5.2	$27.27
6/30/2023	4,930,000 shares	$143.02 million	-1.0%	N/A	5.6	$29.01
6/15/2023	4,980,000 shares	$134.61 million	+8.7%	N/A	6.4	$27.03
5/31/2023	4,580,000 shares	$103.42 million	+2.5%	N/A	6.9	$22.58
5/15/2023	4,470,000 shares	$75.99 million	-3.9%	N/A	8.4	$17.00
4/30/2023	4,650,000 shares	$71.70 million	+26.7%	N/A	9.5	$15.42
4/15/2023	3,670,000 shares	$60.11 million	-11.4%	N/A	7.2	$16.38
3/31/2023	4,140,000 shares	$71.37 million	+6.2%	N/A	7.6	$17.24
3/15/2023	3,900,000 shares	$61.97 million	-2.0%	N/A	6.9	$15.89
2/28/2023	3,980,000 shares	$66.47 million	-2.7%	N/A	7	$16.70
2/15/2023	4,090,000 shares	$75.13 million	-12.2%	N/A	7.1	$18.37
1/31/2023	4,660,000 shares	$80.11 million	+27.0%	N/A	7.8	$17.19
1/15/2023	3,670,000 shares	$61.22 million	+20.3%	N/A	5.9	$16.68
12/30/2022	3,050,000 shares	$45.38 million	-8.7%	N/A	5.2	$14.88
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12/15/2022	3,340,000 shares	$54.41 million	-5.4%	N/A	5.8	$16.29
11/30/2022	3,530,000 shares	$59.69 million	-11.3%	N/A	6.4	$16.91
11/15/2022	3,980,000 shares	$69.33 million	-3.4%	N/A	7.2	$17.42
10/31/2022	4,120,000 shares	$55.74 million	-1.9%	N/A	7.3	$13.53
10/15/2022	4,200,000 shares	$54.10 million	+10.8%	N/A	7.5	$12.88
9/30/2022	3,790,000 shares	$60.15 million	+13.1%	N/A	6.7	$15.87
9/15/2022	3,350,000 shares	$59.60 million	-2.3%	N/A	5.3	$17.79
8/31/2022	3,430,000 shares	$62.94 million	+7.5%	N/A	5.1	$18.35
8/15/2022	3,190,000 shares	$65.40 million	-0.9%	N/A	4.7	$20.50
7/31/2022	3,220,000 shares	$63.18 million	+5.2%	N/A	4.6	$19.62
7/15/2022	3,060,000 shares	$54.22 million	-5.0%	N/A	4.2	$17.72
6/30/2022	3,220,000 shares	$52.71 million	-11.3%	N/A	4.5	$16.37
6/15/2022	3,630,000 shares	$76.48 million	+5.8%	N/A	5.6	$21.07
5/31/2022	3,430,000 shares	$84.55 million	-8.3%	N/A	5.3	$24.65
5/15/2022	3,740,000 shares	$86.13 million	-9.9%	N/A	5.4	$23.03
4/30/2022	4,150,000 shares	$94.04 million	-0.5%	N/A	5.9	$22.66
4/15/2022	4,170,000 shares	$97.79 million	-3.5%	N/A	5.4	$23.45
3/31/2022	4,320,000 shares	$111.59 million	+3.9%	N/A	5	$25.83
3/15/2022	4,160,000 shares	$104.79 million	-1.2%	N/A	4.2	$25.19
2/28/2022	4,210,000 shares	$115.56 million	+8.8%	19.3%	4.1	$27.45
2/15/2022	3,870,000 shares	$110.37 million	+5.2%	17.7%	3.6	$28.52
1/31/2022	3,680,000 shares	$52.77 million	+62.8%	16.8%	3.3	$14.34
1/15/2022	2,260,000 shares	$149.73 million	+14.7%	10.2%	4.1	$66.25
12/31/2021	1,970,000 shares	$139.85 million	+3.1%	N/A	3.2	$70.99
12/15/2021	1,910,000 shares	$114.41 million	+11.1%	8.6%	3.8	$59.90
11/30/2021	1,720,000 shares	$98.07 million	-22.9%	8.0%	3.5	$57.02
11/15/2021	2,230,000 shares	$130.14 million	-2.2%	10.4%	4.9	$58.36
10/29/2021	2,280,000 shares	$121.89 million	+3.2%	10.6%	5.1	$53.46
10/15/2021	2,210,000 shares	$118.30 million	-1.3%	9.8%	4.8	$53.53
9/30/2021	2,240,000 shares	$99.68 million	+0.9%	9.9%	4.6	$44.50
9/15/2021	2,220,000 shares	$110.29 million	-5.1%	9.6%	3.8	$49.68
8/31/2021	2,340,000 shares	$113.40 million	+7.3%	10.1%	4.1	$48.46
8/13/2021	2,180,000 shares	$96.81 million	-0.9%	9.4%	4	$44.41
7/30/2021	2,200,000 shares	$103.05 million	+1.9%	9.5%	4.3	$46.84
7/15/2021	2,160,000 shares	$115.39 million	+28.6%	10.4%	4.2	$53.42
6/30/2021	1,680,000 shares	$80.10 million	+8.4%	9.5%	3.7	$47.68
6/15/2021	1,550,000 shares	$73.87 million	-13.4%	8.9%	4.7	$47.66
5/28/2021	1,790,000 shares	$84.85 million	+1.1%	10.3%	5.6	$47.40
5/14/2021	1,770,000 shares	$75.23 million	+1.1%	10.2%	5.3	$42.50
4/30/2021	1,750,000 shares	$84.37 million	-7.9%	10.1%	5.3	$48.21
4/15/2021	1,900,000 shares	$106.32 million	No Change	12.4%	6.6	$55.96
3/31/2021	1,900,000 shares	$83.47 million	-1.6%	12.0%	6.7	$43.93
3/15/2021	1,930,000 shares	$88.84 million	-7.7%	11.8%	7.6	$46.03
2/26/2021	2,090,000 shares	$97.96 million	+5.6%	12.7%	8.3	$46.87
2/12/2021	1,980,000 shares	$90.05 million	+6.5%	12.1%	8.5	$45.48
1/29/2021	1,860,000 shares	$70.01 million	-5.1%	11.3%	8.4	$37.64
1/15/2021	1,960,000 shares	$76.62 million	+7.1%	11.9%	8.9	$39.09
12/31/2020	1,830,000 shares	$66.92 million	+3.4%	12.6%	8.4	$36.57
12/15/2020	1,770,000 shares	$59.22 million	-3.3%	12.9%	8.4	$33.46
11/30/2020	1,830,000 shares	$56.71 million	-1.6%	13.4%	8.9	$30.99
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11/15/2020	1,860,000 shares	$55.15 million	-2.6%	13.7%	8.8	$29.65
10/30/2020	1,910,000 shares	$50.30 million	+3.2%	14.5%	9	$26.34
10/15/2020	1,850,000 shares	$47.25 million	+1.1%	14.0%	8.7	$25.54
9/30/2020	1,830,000 shares	$50.03 million	-1.6%	13.8%	8.6	$27.34
9/15/2020	1,860,000 shares	$48.53 million	+11.4%	14.0%	9.8	$26.09
8/31/2020	1,670,000 shares	$42.08 million	-10.7%	12.6%	8.5	$25.20
8/14/2020	1,870,000 shares	$50.15 million	+5.1%	13.6%	9.5	$26.82
7/31/2020	1,780,000 shares	$49.64 million	+3.5%	13.0%	9.2	$27.89
7/15/2020	1,720,000 shares	$46.04 million	+1.2%	12.6%	8.7	$26.77
6/30/2020	1,700,000 shares	$43.01 million	+2.4%	12.5%	7.7	$25.30
6/15/2020	1,660,000 shares	$43.62 million	-0.6%	12.2%	6.9	$26.28
5/29/2020	1,670,000 shares	$44.72 million	No Change	12.3%	6.3	$26.78
5/15/2020	1,670,000 shares	$41.60 million	-5.1%	12.3%	6	$24.91
4/30/2020	1,760,000 shares	$44.51 million	-1.7%	13.0%	4.8	$25.29
4/15/2020	1,790,000 shares	$43.57 million	+0.6%	13.2%	4.9	$24.34
3/31/2020	1,780,000 shares	$40.35 million	-0.1%	13.1%	5	$22.67
3/13/2020	1,782,200 shares	$45.87 million	-0.4%	13.1%	7.4	$25.74
2/28/2020	1,790,000 shares	$35.98 million	-17.5%	13.2%	5.3	$20.10
2/14/2020	2,170,000 shares	$54.08 million	+87.1%	16.0%	6.7	$24.92
1/31/2020	1,160,000 shares	$34.17 million	-11.5%	8.6%	3.9	$29.46
1/15/2020	1,310,000 shares	$41.38 million	-19.6%	9.7%	5.3	$31.59
12/31/2019	1,630,000 shares	$55.01 million	-1.2%	12.2%	6.8	$33.75

SGH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is SMART Global's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of SMART Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 5,910,000 shares of SGH short. Learn More on SMART Global's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for SMART Global?: 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. SGH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on SMART Global's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting SMART Global?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SMART Global: Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Is SMART Global's short interest increasing or decreasing?: SMART Global saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,910,000 shares, an increase of 14.1% from the previous total of 5,180,000 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.

How does SMART Global's short interest compare to its competitors?: Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SMART Global: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (3.42%), CEVA, Inc. (4.49%), Photronics, Inc. (4.28%), Magnachip Semiconductor Co. (0.69%), Ebang International Holdings Inc. (0.49%), LG Display Co., Ltd. (0.02%), Lumentum Holdings Inc. (14.31%), SiTime Co. (7.77%), Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (7.16%), Silicon Motion Technology Co. (2.78%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.50 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.17 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), International Paper ($1.81 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short SMART Global stock?: Short selling SGH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SMART Global as its price is falling. SGH shares are trading down $0.79 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 SMART Global?: A short squeeze for SMART Global 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 SGH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is SMART Global'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 SGH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2024.