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Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$6.56 -0.01 (-0.15%)
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$6.54 -0.02 (-0.30%)
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Virco Manufacturing Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) had a short interest of 227,623 shares sold short, representing 1.74% of the public float. This marks a -10.26% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.2, meaning it would take 7.2 days of the average trading volume of 27,270 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
227,623 shares
Previous Short Interest
253,646 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.26%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.41 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
15,760,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.74%
Today's Trading Volume
9,858 shares
Average Trading Volume
27,270 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
36%
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Virco Manufacturing Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/2026227,623 shares $1.41 million -10.3%1.7%7.22 $6.18
8/31/2026253,646 shares $1.52 million -9.2%1.9%20.22 $6.00
8/14/2026279,475 shares $1.69 million -1.8%2.1%13.36 $6.05
7/31/2026284,440 shares $1.72 million -0.2%2.2%7.18 $6.05
7/15/2026285,063 shares $1.72 million -6.5%2.2%7.06 $6.05
6/30/2026304,706 shares $1.87 million -39.0%2.3%1.48 $6.14
6/15/2026499,788 shares $3.15 million -8.8%3.8%8.04 $6.30
5/29/2026548,074 shares $3.30 million -1.9%4.2%16.53 $6.03
5/15/2026558,726 shares $3.37 million -0.9%4.3%16.7 $6.03
4/30/2026563,819 shares $3.42 million +1.9%4.3%13.15 $6.06
4/15/2026553,533 shares $3.37 million +0.4%4.2%12.43 $6.09
3/31/2026551,247 shares $3.37 million +2.6%4.2%16.63 $6.12
3/13/2026537,171 shares $3.42 million +5.2%4.2%13.45 $6.36
2/27/2026510,609 shares $3.24 million +1.3%4.0%15.93 $6.35
2/13/2026504,116 shares $3.17 million -7.9%3.9%10.45 $6.29
1/30/2026547,151 shares $3.82 million +5.6%4.2%9.54 $6.99
1/15/2026518,013 shares $3.30 million +5.0%4.0%11.33 $6.37
12/31/2025493,325 shares $3.15 million +3.1%3.8%8.82 $6.39
12/15/2025478,525 shares $3.13 million -4.8%3.7%7.22 $6.55
11/28/2025502,420 shares $3.55 million +6.6%3.9%11.04 $7.08
11/14/2025471,117 shares $3.27 million -16.1%3.7%8.77 $6.94
10/31/2025561,819 shares $4.11 million -24.4%4.4%8.21 $7.32
10/15/2025742,800 shares $5.18 million -6.2%5.7%10.9 $6.98
9/30/2025792,200 shares $6.14 million +3.0%6.1%11.6 $7.75
9/15/2025769,100 shares $6.17 million +2.4%5.9%10.6 $8.02
8/31/2025751,000 shares $6.47 million +3.3%5.8%10.5 $8.61
8/15/2025727,300 shares $5.87 million -0.2%5.6%10.3 $8.07
7/31/2025728,600 shares $5.64 million -2.8%5.6%9.9 $7.74
7/15/2025749,200 shares $5.84 million -93.3%5.8%9.3 $7.79
6/30/202511,220,000 shares $89.54 million +1,272.6%87.1%8.6 $7.98
6/15/2025817,400 shares $6.47 million +5.5%6.3%10.1 $7.92
5/31/2025774,900 shares $6.52 million -3.1%5.9%9.6 $8.41
5/15/2025799,900 shares $6.86 million -6.8%6.0%9.5 $8.58
4/30/2025857,900 shares $7.88 million -3.9%6.4%9.4 $9.19
4/15/2025892,400 shares $9.03 million -9.1%6.7%9.5 $10.12
3/31/2025981,200 shares $9.28 million -3.8%7.3%9.8 $9.46
3/15/20251,020,000 shares $10.14 million +1.0%7.5%8.8 $9.94
2/28/20251,010,000 shares $10.38 million No Change7.5%6.6 $10.28
2/15/20251,010,000 shares $11.79 million -6.5%7.5%6.5 $11.67
1/31/20251,080,000 shares $11.77 million -18.2%8.0%6.6 $10.90
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1/15/20251,320,000 shares $13.23 million +0.8%9.8%8.3 $10.02
12/31/20241,310,000 shares $13.43 million -5.1%9.7%8.1 $10.25
12/15/20241,380,000 shares $16.22 million -2.8%10.2%7.4 $11.75
11/30/20241,420,000 shares $23.32 million -4.7%10.5%7.5 $16.42
11/15/20241,490,000 shares $22.08 million -6.9%11.0%7.6 $14.82
10/31/20241,600,000 shares $22.45 million -0.6%11.8%7.4 $14.03
10/15/20241,610,000 shares $23.39 million -3.0%11.9%6.8 $14.53
9/30/20241,660,000 shares $22.92 million +7.8%12.3%6.4 $13.81
9/15/20241,540,000 shares $23.84 million +13.2%11.4%5.4 $15.48
8/31/20241,360,000 shares $21.12 million +16.2%10.1%4.4 $15.53
8/15/20241,170,000 shares $19.14 million +5.4%8.7%4.1 $16.36
7/31/20241,110,000 shares $19.54 million +7.8%8.3%4.1 $17.60
7/15/20241,030,000 shares $16.66 million +82.0%7.7%4.1 $16.17
6/30/2024565,800 shares $7.89 million +23.2%4.2%2.5 $13.94
6/15/2024459,400 shares $8.03 million +22.7%3.4%2.5 $17.48
5/31/2024374,500 shares $4.46 million -2.6%2.8%2.6 $11.90
5/15/2024384,500 shares $4.82 million +6.7%2.8%2.9 $12.54
4/30/2024360,500 shares $3.85 million -0.4%3.1%2.3 $10.67
4/15/2024361,800 shares $3.67 million -1.4%3.1%2.1 $10.15
3/31/2024367,100 shares $4.01 million +5.9%3.1%1.9 $10.93
3/15/2024346,800 shares $3.48 million -7.7%2.9%1.5 $10.03
2/29/2024375,700 shares $3.96 million +4.9%3.2%1.4 $10.54
2/15/2024358,000 shares $3.36 million -0.9%3.0%1.4 $9.39
1/31/2024361,100 shares $4.33 million +27.0%3.0%1.5 $11.98
1/15/2024284,400 shares $3.36 million +93.7%2.3%1.4 $11.83
12/31/2023146,800 shares $1.77 million +133.0%1.2%0.8 $12.03
12/15/202363,000 shares $661.50 thousand +69.8%0.5%0.4 $10.50
11/30/202337,100 shares $248.94 thousand +10.8%0.3%0.2 $6.71
11/15/202333,500 shares $220.43 thousand +29.8%0.3%0.3 $6.58
10/31/202325,800 shares $157.12 thousand +8.9%0.2%0.2 $6.09
10/15/202323,700 shares $156.66 thousand +69.3%0.2%0.2 $6.61
9/30/202314,000 shares $111.16 thousand +59.1%0.1%0.2 $7.94
9/15/20238,800 shares $49.72 thousand +166.7%0.1%0.2 $5.65
8/31/20233,300 shares $15.15 thousand -70.5%0.0%0.1 $4.59
8/15/202311,200 shares $50.85 thousand -29.6%0.1%0.5 $4.54
7/31/202315,900 shares $70.76 thousand -25.7%0.1%0.7 $4.45
7/15/202321,400 shares $85.81 thousand -0.5%0.2%0.8 $4.01
6/30/202321,500 shares $89.66 thousand +211.6%0.2%0.9 $4.17
6/15/20236,900 shares $27.46 thousand +360.0%0.1%0.3 $3.98
5/31/20231,500 shares $5.72 thousand -73.2%0.0%0.1 $3.81
5/15/20235,600 shares $21.39 thousand -45.6%0.1%0.3 $3.82
4/30/202310,300 shares $38.34 thousand +33.8%0.1%0.5 $3.72
4/15/20237,700 shares $33.76 thousand -3.8%0.1%0.5 $4.38
3/31/20238,000 shares $31.68 thousand +63.3%0.1%0.4 $3.96
3/15/20234,900 shares $19.89 thousand No Change0.1%0.2 $4.06
2/28/20234,900 shares $22.15 thousand +133.3%0.1%0.2 $4.52
2/15/20232,100 shares $10.02 thousand -51.2%0.0%0.1 $4.77
1/31/20234,300 shares $21.07 thousand -28.3%0.0%0.2 $4.90
1/15/20236,000 shares $28.98 thousand -64.5%0.1%0.3 $4.83
12/30/202216,900 shares $76.39 thousand +39.7%0.2%0.8 $4.52
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12/15/202212,100 shares $51.55 thousand -21.9%0.1%0.7 $4.26
11/30/202215,500 shares $65.10 thousand No Change0.2%0.9 $4.20
11/15/202215,500 shares $63.86 thousand -22.9%0.2%0.9 $4.12
10/31/202220,100 shares $83.21 thousand +43.6%0.2%1.1 $4.14
10/15/202214,000 shares $56.28 thousand +47.4%0.1%0.6 $4.02
9/30/20229,500 shares $40.47 thousand -48.4%0.1%0.4 $4.26
9/15/202218,400 shares $86.48 thousand +318.2%0.2%0.9 $4.70
8/31/20224,400 shares $19.10 thousand -54.6%0.1%0.2 $4.34
8/15/20229,700 shares $43.55 thousand -51.7%0.1%0.5 $4.49
7/31/202220,100 shares $84.42 thousand +109.4%0.2%1.2 $4.20
7/15/20229,600 shares $34.18 thousand -34.3%0.1%0.7 $3.56
6/30/202214,600 shares $56.21 thousand -72.2%0.2%1.1 $3.85
6/15/202252,600 shares $172.00 thousand +250.7%0.5%3.8 $3.27
5/31/202215,000 shares $48 thousand +102.7%0.2%1.5 $3.20
5/15/20227,400 shares $21.98 thousand +124.2%0.1%0.9 $2.97
4/30/20223,300 shares $9.17 thousand -76.3%0.0%0.4 $2.78
4/15/202213,900 shares $40.59 thousand -12.0%0.1%1.7 $2.92
3/31/202215,800 shares $47.24 thousand +75.6%0.2%2.6 $2.99
3/15/20229,000 shares $25.92 thousand -38.8%0.1%1.3 $2.88
2/28/202214,700 shares $44.25 thousand +6.5%0.2%1.9 $3.01
2/15/202213,800 shares $42.09 thousand +12.2%0.1%1.6 $3.05
1/31/202212,300 shares $36.53 thousand +43.0%0.1%1.4 $2.97
1/15/20228,600 shares $27.00 thousand -25.2%0.1%1 $3.14
12/31/202111,500 shares $34.62 thousand +29.2%0.1%1.3 $3.01
12/15/20218,900 shares $28.66 thousand -5.3%0.1%1 $3.22
11/30/20219,400 shares $31.11 thousand -26.0%0.1%0.9 $3.31
11/15/202112,700 shares $43.05 thousand +17.6%0.1%1.3 $3.39
10/29/202110,800 shares $35.86 thousand -21.2%0.1%1 $3.32
10/15/202113,700 shares $46.03 thousand -23.5%0.1%1.2 $3.36
9/30/202117,900 shares $61.40 thousand -28.1%0.2%1.7 $3.43

VIRC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Virco Manufacturing shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 227,623 shares of VIRC short. 1.74% of Virco Manufacturing's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Virco Manufacturing'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. VIRC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.2. Learn More on Virco Manufacturing'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. 1.74% of Virco Manufacturing's floating shares are currently sold short.

Virco Manufacturing saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 227,623 shares, a drop of 10.3% from the previous total of 253,646 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.

1.74% of Virco Manufacturing's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "commercial services & supplies" compare to Virco Manufacturing: Acco Brands Corporation (7.87%), NL Industries, Inc. (0.31%), HNI Corporation (6.02%), Pitney Bowes Inc. (14.34%), Interface, Inc. (7.52%), MillerKnoll, Inc. (5.98%), Civeo Corporation (11.77%), Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (13.76%), and Team, Inc. (1.26%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VIRC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virco Manufacturing as its price is falling. VIRC shares are trading down $0.01 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 Virco Manufacturing 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 VIRC, 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 VIRC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:VIRC is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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