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SpartanNash (SPTN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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SpartanNash Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2025, SpartanNash (SPTN) had a short interest of 3.97 million shares sold short, representing 11.92% of the public float. This marks a 9.97% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, meaning it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 765,176 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,970,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,610,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
9.97%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$106.40 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
33,858,000 shares
Float Size
33,300,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
11.92%
Today's Trading Volume
0 shares
Average Trading Volume
765,176 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
0%
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SPTN Short Interest Over Time

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SPTN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

SpartanNash Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20253,970,000 shares $106.40 million +10.0%11.9%4.3 $26.80
8/15/20253,610,000 shares $95.74 million +24.5%10.8%4 $26.52
7/31/20252,900,000 shares $76.97 million +6.2%8.7%3.7 $26.54
7/15/20252,730,000 shares $72.37 million +24.1%8.2%3.8 $26.51
6/30/20252,200,000 shares $58.28 million +105.6%6.6%3.3 $26.49
6/15/20251,070,000 shares $18.85 million -23.0%3.2%2 $17.62
5/31/20251,390,000 shares $27.16 million +4.5%4.2%4.5 $19.54
5/15/20251,330,000 shares $25.86 million +17.7%4.0%4.8 $19.44
4/30/20251,130,000 shares $22.42 million -0.9%3.4%4 $19.84
4/15/20251,140,000 shares $22.05 million No Change3.4%4.1 $19.34
3/31/20251,140,000 shares $23.10 million -2.6%3.4%4 $20.26
3/15/20251,170,000 shares $23.48 million +0.9%3.5%3.9 $20.07
2/28/20251,160,000 shares $23.42 million +3.6%3.5%4 $20.19
2/15/20251,120,000 shares $22.77 million +21.8%3.4%3.9 $20.33
1/31/2025919,300 shares $16.76 million -11.6%2.8%3.2 $18.23
1/15/20251,040,000 shares $18.88 million +4.9%3.1%3.8 $18.15
12/31/2024991,000 shares $18.16 million +25.5%3.0%3.6 $18.32
12/15/2024789,600 shares $15.49 million -4.8%2.4%3.1 $19.62
11/30/2024829,100 shares $15.74 million +19.7%2.5%3.4 $18.98
11/15/2024692,900 shares $12.52 million -20.9%2.1%2.8 $18.07
10/31/2024876,100 shares $18.43 million -9.4%2.6%3.6 $21.04
10/15/2024966,600 shares $21.43 million +9.7%2.9%4.3 $22.17
9/30/2024881,200 shares $19.75 million -5.3%2.7%3.7 $22.41
9/15/2024930,900 shares $20.51 million -7.8%2.8%3.8 $22.03
8/31/20241,010,000 shares $22.31 million +10.6%3.0%4.1 $22.09
8/15/2024913,600 shares $18.58 million +3.2%2.8%3.5 $20.34
7/31/2024885,600 shares $18.70 million +8.7%2.7%3.4 $21.12
7/15/2024814,500 shares $15.29 million -23.2%2.4%3 $18.77
6/30/20241,060,000 shares $19.89 million +13.0%3.2%4 $18.76
6/15/2024938,400 shares $17.41 million -4.6%2.8%3.7 $18.55
5/31/2024984,000 shares $19.34 million -3.5%3.0%3.8 $19.65
5/15/20241,020,000 shares $21.03 million -6.4%3.0%4.1 $20.62
4/30/20241,090,000 shares $20.81 million -12.1%3.2%4.1 $19.09
4/15/20241,240,000 shares $23.66 million -6.1%3.6%4.8 $19.08
3/31/20241,320,000 shares $26.68 million +15.8%3.9%5.2 $20.21
3/15/20241,140,000 shares $22.78 million -8.8%3.4%4.6 $19.98
2/29/20241,250,000 shares $26.34 million -6.7%3.7%5.1 $21.07
2/15/20241,340,000 shares $27.62 million +13.6%3.9%5.3 $20.61
1/31/20241,180,000 shares $26.47 million +10.3%3.5%5 $22.43
1/15/20241,070,000 shares $24.34 million +0.9%3.2%4.3 $22.75
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12/31/20231,060,000 shares $24.33 million -2.8%3.1%4.3 $22.95
12/15/20231,090,000 shares $25.19 million +31.6%3.2%4.3 $23.11
11/30/2023828,200 shares $18.36 million +11.4%2.4%3.2 $22.17
11/15/2023743,700 shares $16.36 million +88.4%2.2%3.1 $22.00
10/31/2023394,700 shares $8.88 million -26.0%1.2%1.6 $22.49
10/15/2023533,000 shares $12.20 million -8.5%1.6%2.3 $22.88
9/30/2023582,400 shares $12.81 million -15.5%1.7%2.6 $22.00
9/15/2023689,200 shares $14.65 million -1.7%2.0%3 $21.25
8/31/2023700,900 shares $15.25 million -10.5%2.1%2.8 $21.76
8/15/2023783,100 shares $17.67 million +17.2%2.3%3 $22.56
7/31/2023668,100 shares $14.99 million +11.6%2.0%2.7 $22.44
7/15/2023598,800 shares $12.84 million -12.5%1.8%2.4 $21.44
6/30/2023684,100 shares $15.40 million +18.7%2.0%2.7 $22.51
6/15/2023576,500 shares $12.34 million -21.2%1.7%2.2 $21.40
5/31/2023731,500 shares $16.75 million -2.1%2.2%2.8 $22.90
5/15/2023747,100 shares $17.35 million -1.7%2.2%2.3 $23.22
4/30/2023759,900 shares $18.63 million +6.1%2.2%2.4 $24.52
4/15/2023716,000 shares $17.43 million -6.1%2.1%2.2 $24.35
3/31/2023762,700 shares $18.91 million -0.7%2.2%2.3 $24.80
3/15/2023767,900 shares $19.36 million -22.8%2.3%2.5 $25.21
2/28/2023994,700 shares $26.62 million -4.4%2.9%3.3 $26.76
2/15/20231,040,000 shares $32.39 million +16.3%3.0%3.8 $31.14
1/31/2023894,100 shares $28.33 million -14.0%2.6%3.5 $31.68
1/15/20231,040,000 shares $32.02 million -4.6%3.0%4 $30.79
12/30/20221,090,000 shares $32.96 million -21.0%3.2%4 $30.24
12/15/20221,380,000 shares $41.90 million -15.3%4.0%5 $30.36
11/30/20221,630,000 shares $53.55 million -17.7%4.7%6 $32.85
11/15/20221,980,000 shares $64.27 million -23.0%5.8%7.4 $32.46
10/31/20222,570,000 shares $91.77 million -4.5%7.4%9.5 $35.71
10/15/20222,690,000 shares $83.15 million -6.6%7.7%10.1 $30.91
9/30/20222,880,000 shares $83.58 million +2.1%8.3%10.4 $29.02
9/15/20222,820,000 shares $83.25 million +11.9%8.2%9.2 $29.52
8/31/20222,520,000 shares $76.68 million +5.9%7.3%7.7 $30.43
8/15/20222,380,000 shares $76.30 million -4.0%6.8%6.6 $32.06
7/31/20222,480,000 shares $80.08 million -12.4%7.1%6.7 $32.29
7/15/20222,830,000 shares $89.57 million +4.8%8.1%6.9 $31.65
6/30/20222,700,000 shares $81.46 million -1.1%7.8%6.7 $30.17
6/15/20222,730,000 shares $88.12 million +13.3%7.9%6.6 $32.28
5/31/20222,410,000 shares $82.93 million +0.8%6.9%5.7 $34.41
5/15/20222,390,000 shares $80.73 million -5.2%6.8%5.7 $33.78
4/30/20222,520,000 shares $86.39 million +2.4%7.2%6.2 $34.28
4/15/20222,460,000 shares $85.26 million +5.6%7.1%6.4 $34.66
3/31/20222,330,000 shares $76.87 million +2.2%6.7%6.4 $32.99
3/15/20222,280,000 shares $69.02 million +1.3%6.6%6.9 $30.27
2/28/20222,250,000 shares $63.32 million -3.0%6.5%7.6 $28.14
2/15/20222,320,000 shares $63.92 million +3.6%6.6%8.4 $27.55
1/31/20222,240,000 shares $55.04 million +1.8%6.4%8.4 $24.57
1/15/20222,200,000 shares $55.44 million -0.5%6.3%8.5 $25.20
12/31/20212,210,000 shares $56.93 million -21.9%6.3%9.1 $25.76
12/15/20212,830,000 shares $71.26 million +1.8%8.1%11.1 $25.18
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11/30/20212,780,000 shares $66.53 million -0.7%8.0%11.9 $23.93
11/15/20212,800,000 shares $70.31 million -2.1%8.0%12.1 $25.11
10/29/20212,860,000 shares $66.18 million -3.4%8.2%12.4 $23.14
10/15/20212,960,000 shares $66.78 million -1.3%8.5%13.4 $22.56
9/30/20213,000,000 shares $65.70 million -9.9%8.6%12.6 $21.90
9/15/20213,330,000 shares $69.90 million -2.9%9.5%12.4 $20.99
8/31/20213,430,000 shares $73.75 million -15.3%9.8%11.1 $21.50
8/13/20214,050,000 shares $80.19 million +6.0%11.6%12.2 $19.80
7/30/20213,820,000 shares $74.30 million +0.8%10.9%12.2 $19.45
7/15/20213,790,000 shares $71.48 million +2.4%10.8%11.8 $18.86
6/30/20213,700,000 shares $71.45 million -6.8%10.5%11.6 $19.31
6/15/20213,970,000 shares $80.51 million -2.2%11.3%12.9 $20.28

SPTN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of SpartanNash shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 3,970,000 shares of SPTN short. 11.92% of SpartanNash's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SpartanNash'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. SPTN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.3. Learn More on SpartanNash'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. 11.92% of SpartanNash's floating shares are currently sold short.

SpartanNash saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,970,000 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the previous total of 3,610,000 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.

SpartanNash currently has issued a total of 33,858,000 shares. Some of SpartanNash'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. SpartanNash currently has a public float of 33,300,000 shares.

11.92% of SpartanNash's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SpartanNash: The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (11.71%), United Natural Foods, Inc. (3.80%), The Andersons, Inc. (2.46%), Sysco Corporation (2.90%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (5.99%), G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. (0.14%), Performance Food Group Company (3.64%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (10.65%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (18.88%), Signet Jewelers Limited (12.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SPTN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SpartanNash as its price is falling. 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 SpartanNash 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 SPTN, 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 SPTN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.

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

  • 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.



This page (NASDAQ:SPTN) was last updated on 6/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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