Selective Insurance Group (SIGIP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Selective Insurance Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 1,800 shares of SIGIP short. Learn More on Selective Insurance Group's current short interest.

Selective Insurance Group saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,800 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the previous total of 1,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Selective Insurance Group: Reliance Global Group, Inc. (0.76%), Chubb Limited (0.83%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.36%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.22%), Prudential Public Limited Company (0.09%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (1.38%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.36%), Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (5.27%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.75%), Aegon NV (0.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SIGIP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Selective Insurance Group as its price is falling. SIGIP shares are trading up $0.00 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 Selective Insurance Group 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 SIGIP, 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 SIGIP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.