Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $67.01 -0.28 (-0.42%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.05 +0.04 (+0.06%) As of 06:38 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Silicon Motion Technology Short Interest DataSilicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has a short interest of 649,900 shares, representing 1.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.64% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.2, indicating that it would take 1.2 days of the average trading volume of 389,678 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest649,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest633,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.64%Dollar Volume Sold Short$39.75 millionShort Interest Ratio1.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares33,984,000 sharesFloat Size33,680,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.93%Today's Trading Volume421,100 sharesAverage Trading Volume389,678 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average108% Short Selling Silicon Motion Technology? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Silicon Motion Technology and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSIMO Short Interest Over TimeSIMO Days to Cover Over TimeSIMO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Silicon Motion Technology Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025649,900 shares $39.75 million +2.6%1.9%1.2 $61.17 4/30/2025633,200 shares $31.34 million -28.4%1.9%1.3 $49.50 4/15/2025884,200 shares $36.57 million -15.8%2.7%1.9 $41.36 3/31/20251,050,000 shares $53.09 million +4.0%3.1%2.4 $50.56 3/15/20251,010,000 shares $53.55 million +4.5%3.0%2.6 $53.02 2/28/2025966,100 shares $54.20 million +4.0%2.9%2.6 $56.10 2/15/2025928,700 shares $52.44 million -3.3%2.8%2.6 $56.47 1/31/2025960,800 shares $52.47 million +21.7%2.9%2.8 $54.61 1/15/2025789,600 shares $39.90 million +8.5%2.4%2.7 $50.53 12/31/2024727,500 shares $39.32 million +3.9%2.2%2.7 $54.05 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SIMO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Silicon Motion Technology and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/2024700,100 shares $41.53 million +7.1%2.1%2.5 $59.32 11/30/2024653,800 shares $34.70 million +2.0%2.0%2.4 $53.07 11/15/2024641,200 shares $32.83 million -3.4%1.9%2.3 $51.20 10/31/2024663,600 shares $35.71 million -2.4%2.0%2.5 $53.81 10/15/2024679,700 shares $38.93 million -12.5%2.0%2.1 $57.27 9/30/2024777,000 shares $47.19 million -21.0%2.3%2.3 $60.74 9/15/2024984,000 shares $58.69 million +12.9%3.0%2.8 $59.64 8/31/2024871,500 shares $55.40 million -6.0%2.6%2.4 $63.57 8/15/2024927,500 shares $61.85 million +14.9%2.8%2.5 $66.68 7/31/2024807,100 shares $56.05 million -8.3%2.4%2.1 $69.44 7/15/2024880,200 shares $70.26 million +31.1%2.6%2.5 $79.82 6/30/2024671,400 shares $54.38 million -29.9%2.0%1.8 $80.99 6/15/2024957,100 shares $79.16 million -6.2%2.9%2.6 $82.71 5/31/20241,020,000 shares $79.65 million +7.0%3.1%2.9 $78.09 5/15/2024952,900 shares $72.42 million +2.3%2.9%2.6 $76.00 4/30/2024931,800 shares $68.78 million +10.9%2.8%2.3 $73.81 4/15/2024840,100 shares $62.03 million -4.2%2.5%2 $73.84 3/31/2024876,900 shares $67.47 million -16.5%2.6%1.9 $76.94 3/15/20241,050,000 shares $76.10 million +6.2%3.1%2.2 $72.48 2/29/2024988,900 shares $70.00 million -5.8%3.0%2 $70.79 2/15/20241,050,000 shares $72.68 million -25.5%3.1%2.2 $69.22 1/31/20241,410,000 shares $88.80 million -30.5%4.2%3 $62.98 1/15/20242,030,000 shares $130.37 million +52.6%6.1%4.7 $64.22 12/31/20231,330,000 shares $81.49 million +25.5%4.0%3.2 $61.27 12/15/20231,060,000 shares $63.57 million +11.7%3.2%2.6 $59.97 11/30/2023949,300 shares $55.82 million +4.7%2.8%2.4 $58.80 11/15/2023906,600 shares $52.67 million +4.7%2.7%2.3 $58.10 10/31/2023866,300 shares $46.42 million -19.8%2.6%1.8 $53.58 10/15/20231,080,000 shares $60.25 million +30.0%3.2%1.1 $55.79 9/30/2023831,000 shares $42.59 million -24.5%2.5%0.8 $51.25Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 9/15/20231,100,000 shares $56.45 million +25.3%3.3%1 $51.32 8/31/2023878,100 shares $47.69 million -50.7%2.6%0.8 $54.31 8/15/20231,780,000 shares $103.26 million -29.9%5.3%1.4 $58.01 7/31/20232,540,000 shares $161.04 million +46.0%7.6%2.1 $63.40 7/15/20231,740,000 shares $110.06 million +15.2%5.2%2.7 $63.25 6/30/20231,510,000 shares $108.51 million +20.8%4.5%2.8 $71.86 6/15/20231,250,000 shares $89.39 million +57.4%3.7%2.7 $71.51 5/31/2023794,100 shares $48.63 million +6.2%2.4%1.8 $61.24 5/15/2023747,500 shares $40.21 million -6.0%2.2%2.2 $53.79 4/30/2023795,500 shares $50.63 million -24.2%2.3%2.1 $63.64 4/15/20231,050,000 shares $69.48 million -13.9%3.1%2.9 $66.17 3/31/20231,220,000 shares $79.93 million -46.0%3.5%3.2 $65.52 3/15/20232,260,000 shares $134.65 million +27.7%6.6%6.2 $59.58 2/28/20231,770,000 shares $118.98 million +21.2%5.1%5.3 $67.22 2/15/20231,460,000 shares $95.56 million -23.2%4.2%4.4 $65.45 1/31/20231,900,000 shares $121.79 million +9.8%5.5%6.9 $64.10 1/15/20231,730,000 shares $112.97 million -1.1%5.0%6.1 $65.30 12/30/20221,750,000 shares $113.73 million +11.5%5.1%5.7 $64.99 12/15/20221,570,000 shares $103.01 million +27.6%4.6%4.9 $65.61 11/30/20221,230,000 shares $77.61 million +3.4%3.6%3.7 $63.10 11/15/20221,190,000 shares $74.92 million -45.9%3.5%3.3 $62.96 10/31/20222,200,000 shares $117.68 million +10.6%6.4%5.9 $53.49 10/15/20221,990,000 shares $118.13 million No Change5.8%5.1 $59.36 9/30/20221,990,000 shares $129.73 million +59.2%5.8%5.2 $65.19 9/15/20221,250,000 shares $88.20 million +80.0%3.6%3.4 $70.56 8/31/2022694,400 shares $53.55 million +30.7%2.0%1.9 $77.11 8/15/2022531,400 shares $43.44 million -2.0%1.5%1.3 $81.74 7/31/2022542,400 shares $46.27 million -28.1%1.6%1 $85.31 7/15/2022754,300 shares $65.03 million +4.3%N/A1 $86.21 6/30/2022723,400 shares $60.55 million -1.6%N/A0.9 $83.70 6/15/2022734,800 shares $64.27 million +5.9%N/A0.8 $87.47 5/31/2022694,000 shares $62.68 million +38.7%2.0%0.8 $90.31 5/15/2022500,300 shares $46.00 million -22.2%1.5%0.6 $91.94 4/30/2022643,200 shares $48.84 million -42.1%1.9%0.8 $75.93 4/15/20221,110,000 shares $84.68 million +5.7%3.2%1.8 $76.29 3/31/20221,050,000 shares $70.16 million +1.9%3.0%2 $66.82 3/15/20221,030,000 shares $68.60 million +11.2%3.0%2.1 $66.60 2/28/2022926,700 shares $67.22 million +41.9%2.7%1.9 $72.54 2/15/2022653,200 shares $50.66 million -14.9%1.9%1.4 $77.55 1/31/2022767,300 shares $60.62 million -17.1%2.2%1.7 $79.00 1/15/2022925,900 shares $85.18 million -10.1%2.7%2.4 $92.00 12/31/20211,030,000 shares $97.88 million +44.1%3.0%3 $95.03 12/15/2021714,800 shares $62.30 million -21.7%2.1%2.2 $87.16 11/30/2021912,300 shares $62.98 million +0.6%2.6%3.3 $69.03 11/15/2021907,200 shares $62.94 million -4.9%2.6%3.5 $69.38 10/29/2021953,800 shares $68.11 million -14.1%2.7%3.3 $71.41 10/15/20211,110,000 shares $75.10 million -0.9%3.2%3.1 $67.66 9/30/20211,120,000 shares $77.26 million -11.1%3.2%3.1 $68.98 9/15/20211,260,000 shares $94.97 million +2.4%3.6%3.6 $75.37 8/31/20211,230,000 shares $91.83 million +26.4%3.5%3.5 $74.66Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 8/13/2021972,800 shares $73.04 million +23.0%2.8%2.9 $75.08 7/30/2021791,000 shares $59.32 million -3.4%2.3%2.2 $74.99 7/15/2021818,700 shares $51.58 million -10.3%2.4%2.4 $63.00 6/30/2021912,700 shares $58.50 million +0.9%2.6%2.4 $64.10 6/15/2021904,600 shares $58.68 million +1.0%2.6%2.2 $64.87 5/28/2021895,900 shares $59.10 million +16.1%2.6%2 $65.97 5/14/2021771,400 shares $49.16 million +36.6%2.2%1.5 $63.73 4/30/2021564,700 shares $40.97 million +15.0%1.6%1 $72.56 4/15/2021491,100 shares $32.62 million +30.3%1.4%0.9 $66.42 3/31/2021377,000 shares $21.77 million -42.4%1.1%0.7 $57.75 3/15/2021654,700 shares $41.19 million +100.9%1.9%1.3 $62.92 2/26/2021325,900 shares $19.16 million -6.8%0.9%0.7 $58.78 2/12/2021349,500 shares $21.96 million +81.8%1.0%0.8 $62.84 1/29/2021192,300 shares $9.26 million -9.1%0.6%0.5 $48.15 1/15/2021211,500 shares $10.57 million -0.9%0.6%0.7 $49.97 12/31/2020213,400 shares $10.03 million -26.2%0.6%0.7 $47.00 12/15/2020289,200 shares $13.19 million +44.1%0.8%1 $45.61 11/30/2020200,700 shares $7.95 million -4.8%0.6%0.7 $39.62 11/15/2020210,700 shares $7.78 million -30.1%0.6%0.8 $36.93 10/30/2020301,200 shares $11.52 million +25.5%0.9%1.1 $38.24 10/15/2020240,000 shares $10.13 million -56.8%0.7%0.8 $42.20 9/30/2020555,600 shares $20.99 million +63.9%1.6%1.9 $37.78 9/15/2020338,900 shares $12.41 million +10.3%1.0%1.1 $36.61 8/31/2020307,400 shares $11.65 million +3.6%0.9%1 $37.91 8/14/2020296,700 shares $11.83 million -50.9%0.9%0.9 $39.86 7/31/2020603,700 shares $24.98 million +113.6%1.7%1.6 $41.37 7/15/2020282,700 shares $12.52 million +17.1%0.8%0.8 $44.29 6/30/2020241,500 shares $11.32 million -12.4%0.7%0.7 $46.89 6/15/2020275,700 shares $11.87 million -15.0%0.8%0.8 $43.04 SIMO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Silicon Motion Technology's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Silicon Motion Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 649,900 shares of SIMO short. 1.93% of Silicon Motion Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Silicon Motion Technology's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Silicon Motion Technology? 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. SIMO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Silicon Motion Technology's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Silicon Motion Technology? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Silicon Motion Technology: PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Silicon Motion Technology? 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. 1.93% of Silicon Motion Technology's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Silicon Motion Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing? Silicon Motion Technology saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 649,900 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the previous total of 633,200 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. What is Silicon Motion Technology's float size? Silicon Motion Technology currently has issued a total of 33,984,000 shares. Some of Silicon Motion Technology'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. Silicon Motion Technology currently has a public float of 33,680,000 shares. How does Silicon Motion Technology's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.93% of Silicon Motion Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Silicon Motion Technology: Nextracker Inc. (7.27%), Qorvo, Inc. (6.36%), Universal Display Co. (4.04%), Lumentum Holdings Inc. (18.52%), Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (12.30%), SiTime Co. (6.12%), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (1.60%), Impinj, Inc. (25.96%), LG Display Co., Ltd. (0.04%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.64%), 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 Silicon Motion Technology stock? Short selling SIMO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Silicon Motion Technology as its price is falling. SIMO shares are trading down $0.28 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 Silicon Motion Technology? A short squeeze for Silicon Motion Technology 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 SIMO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Silicon Motion Technology'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 SIMO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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