Veeco Instruments (VECO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.86 +0.16 (+0.86%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.85 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:20 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Veeco Instruments Short Interest DataVeeco Instruments (VECO) has a short interest of 4.69 million shares, representing 8.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.70% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.8, indicating that it would take 5.8 days of the average trading volume of 734,241 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,690,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$90.66 millionShort Interest Ratio5.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares57,936,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.29%Today's Trading Volume575,217 sharesAverage Trading Volume734,241 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average78% Short Selling Veeco Instruments? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Veeco Instruments and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVECO Short Interest Over TimeVECO Days to Cover Over TimeVECO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Veeco Instruments Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20254,690,000 shares $90.66 million -2.7%8.3%5.8 $19.33 3/31/20254,820,000 shares $96.79 million +5.2%8.5%6.2 $20.08 3/15/20254,580,000 shares $98.38 million -15.7%8.1%6.2 $21.48 2/28/20255,430,000 shares $120.76 million -16.3%9.6%7.6 $22.24 2/15/20256,490,000 shares $160.11 million -2.6%11.5%9.8 $24.67 1/31/20256,660,000 shares $169.03 million +11.0%N/A10.4 $25.38 1/15/20256,000,000 shares $160.68 million +12.2%N/A9.6 $26.78 12/31/20245,350,000 shares $143.38 million +1.9%N/A8.6 $26.80 12/15/20245,250,000 shares $145.32 million +11.7%N/A8.1 $27.68 11/30/20244,700,000 shares $130.99 million -7.7%N/A6.9 $27.87 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VECO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Veeco Instruments and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20245,090,000 shares $134.53 million +3.7%N/A6.9 $26.43 10/31/20244,910,000 shares $141.31 million +1.9%N/A6.7 $28.78 10/15/20244,820,000 shares $151.73 million -15.9%N/A5.9 $31.48 9/30/20245,730,000 shares $189.83 million +3.8%N/A6.5 $33.13 9/15/20245,520,000 shares $172.50 million -5.3%N/A6.3 $31.25 8/31/20245,830,000 shares $206.91 million +10.8%N/A6.6 $35.49 8/15/20245,260,000 shares $202.67 million +3.8%N/A6.7 $38.53 7/31/20245,070,000 shares $209.95 million -14.7%N/A6.5 $41.41 7/15/20245,940,000 shares $277.52 million -7.6%N/A9 $46.72 6/30/20246,430,000 shares $300.35 million -0.3%N/A10.3 $46.71 6/15/20246,450,200 shares $295.68 million -3.6%N/A11.7 $45.84 5/31/20246,690,000 shares $271.95 million +2.6%N/A13.5 $40.65 5/15/20246,520,000 shares $265.36 million -3.0%N/A14 $40.70 4/30/20246,720,000 shares $237.48 million -4.7%N/A13.6 $35.34 4/15/20247,050,000 shares $252.32 million +5.5%N/A15 $35.79 3/31/20246,680,000 shares $234.94 million -0.2%N/A12.8 $35.17 3/15/20246,690,000 shares $225.72 million +4.7%N/A13.3 $33.74 2/29/20246,390,000 shares $231.38 million +1.9%N/A12.6 $36.21 2/15/20246,270,000 shares $222.40 million +1.1%N/A12.7 $35.47 1/31/20246,200,000 shares $197.66 million +7.8%N/A13 $31.88 1/15/20245,750,000 shares $163.01 million -2.4%N/A12.1 $28.35 12/31/20235,890,000 shares $182.77 million -2.2%N/A14.1 $31.03 12/15/20236,020,000 shares $186.08 million +0.7%N/A13 $30.91 11/30/20235,980,000 shares $170.61 million +1.4%N/A12 $28.53 11/15/20235,900,000 shares $164.96 million -0.8%N/A11.4 $27.96 10/31/20235,950,000 shares $142.44 million -1.8%N/A11.3 $23.94 10/15/20236,060,000 shares $167.01 million +0.3%N/A11.7 $27.56 9/30/20236,040,000 shares $169.78 million +4.5%N/A11.7 $28.11 9/15/20235,780,000 shares $154.04 million +3.0%N/A12.4 $26.65 8/31/20235,610,000 shares $163.76 million +1.1%N/A11.8 $29.19How to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launch (Ad)Elon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that Elon Musk himself believes "will be the biggest product ever of any kind". 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All you'll need is a regular brokerage account.Get all the information here. 7/15/20213,230,000 shares $70.06 million -0.3%6.6%9.8 $21.69 6/30/20213,240,000 shares $77.89 million -5.8%6.6%9.4 $24.04 6/15/20213,440,000 shares $86.58 million +0.6%7.0%9.2 $25.17 5/28/20213,420,000 shares $81.46 million -7.3%7.0%8.2 $23.82 5/14/20213,690,000 shares $81.33 million +3.7%N/A8.6 $22.04 4/30/20213,560,000 shares $85.33 million -0.8%N/A8 $23.97 4/15/20213,590,000 shares $76.11 million -6.3%N/A8.4 $21.20 3/31/20213,830,000 shares $77.37 million -7.3%N/A9 $20.20 3/15/20214,130,000 shares $92.35 million -0.7%N/A7.7 $22.36 2/26/20214,160,000 shares $88.73 million -4.2%8.6%8.3 $21.33 2/12/20214,340,000 shares $93.53 million -3.6%9.0%8.7 $21.55 1/29/20214,500,000 shares $84.83 million +7.4%9.3%9 $18.85 1/15/20214,190,000 shares $87.07 million -5.2%8.7%7.7 $20.78 12/31/20204,420,000 shares $78.19 million +8.1%9.2%8.2 $17.69 12/15/20204,090,000 shares $73.09 million +8.8%8.5%9 $17.87 11/30/20203,760,000 shares $63.51 million +7.7%7.8%7.7 $16.89 10/30/20203,650,000 shares $47.52 million +5.2%7.6%6.7 $13.02 10/15/20203,470,000 shares $44.59 million -6.5%7.2%6.4 $12.85 9/30/20203,710,000 shares $43.30 million +18.9%7.7%6.6 $11.67 9/15/20203,120,000 shares $34.32 million +0.3%6.5%5.5 $11.00 8/31/20203,110,000 shares $36.98 million +2.0%6.5%5.4 $11.89 8/14/20203,050,000 shares $41.88 million +21.5%6.3%4.9 $13.73 7/31/20202,510,000 shares $33.94 million +0.8%5.2%3.2 $13.52 7/15/20202,490,000 shares $33.54 million -9.1%5.2%3.3 $13.47 6/30/20202,740,000 shares $35.02 million +10.0%5.7%3.7 $12.78 6/15/20202,490,000 shares $31.40 million +21.5%5.2%3.6 $12.61 5/29/20202,050,000 shares $23.31 million +28.9%4.3%3.2 $11.37 5/15/20201,590,000 shares $17.28 million +65.5%3.3%2.9 $10.87 VECO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Veeco Instruments' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Veeco Instruments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,690,000 shares of VECO short. 8.29% of Veeco Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Veeco Instruments' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Veeco Instruments? 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. VECO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Veeco Instruments's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Veeco Instruments? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Veeco Instruments: Wolverine Trading LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Veeco Instruments? 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. 8.29% of Veeco Instruments' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Veeco Instruments' short interest increasing or decreasing? Veeco Instruments saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,690,000 shares, a drop of 2.7% from the previous total of 4,820,000 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 Veeco Instruments' short interest compare to its competitors? 8.29% of Veeco Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Veeco Instruments: MKS Instruments, Inc. (6.42%), Amkor Technology, Inc. (5.72%), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (7.04%), FormFactor, Inc. (4.59%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (16.78%), Photronics, Inc. (5.48%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (3.01%), Cohu, Inc. (3.09%), PDF Solutions, Inc. (2.06%), AXT, Inc. (2.59%), 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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Veeco Instruments stock? Short selling VECO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Veeco Instruments as its price is falling. VECO shares are trading up $0.16 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 Veeco Instruments? A short squeeze for Veeco Instruments 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 VECO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Veeco Instruments' 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 VECO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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