Viper Energy (VNOM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $41.52 +1.19 (+2.95%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.30 +2.78 (+6.69%) As of 05/1/2025 07:43 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Viper Energy Short Interest DataViper Energy (VNOM) has a short interest of 5.49 million shares, representing 2.59% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.47% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.29 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,490,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,870,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$209.28 millionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares213,049,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.59%Today's Trading Volume848,897 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,290,374 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average66% Short Selling Viper Energy? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Viper Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVNOM Short Interest Over TimeVNOM Days to Cover Over TimeVNOM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Viper Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20255,490,000 shares $209.28 million -6.5%2.6%2.9 $38.12 3/31/20255,870,000 shares $265.03 million +5.0%2.8%3.2 $45.15 3/15/20255,590,000 shares $242.05 million -9.8%2.6%3.3 $43.30 2/28/20256,200,000 shares $288.73 million -14.8%2.9%3.9 $46.57 2/15/20257,280,000 shares $359.70 million +10.5%3.4%5.1 $49.41 1/31/20256,590,000 shares $309.07 million +4.8%N/A5.1 $46.90 1/15/20256,290,000 shares $323.43 million -0.5%N/A7.5 $51.42 12/31/20246,320,000 shares $310.12 million +7.3%N/A7.7 $49.07 12/15/20245,890,000 shares $301.51 million -6.5%N/A6.1 $51.19 11/30/20246,300,000 shares $340.89 million -11.1%N/A4.6 $54.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VNOM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Viper Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20247,090,000 shares $360.46 million -1.5%N/A5 $50.84 10/31/20247,200,000 shares $373.68 million -14.7%N/A5.1 $51.90 10/15/20248,440,000 shares $424.45 million -4.3%N/A5.9 $50.29 9/30/20248,820,000 shares $397.87 million +145.7%N/A5.8 $45.11 9/15/20243,590,000 shares $154.26 million -7.5%N/A2.4 $42.97 8/31/20243,880,000 shares $184.69 million +0.5%N/A3.5 $47.60 8/15/20243,860,000 shares $184.04 million -17.9%N/A3.9 $47.68 7/31/20244,700,000 shares $200.55 million +21.8%N/A4.9 $42.67 7/15/20243,860,000 shares $157.57 million +42.4%N/A4.2 $40.82 6/30/20242,710,000 shares $101.71 million +13.9%N/A3.1 $37.53 6/15/20242,380,000 shares $85.51 million +49.7%N/A3.1 $35.93 5/31/20241,590,000 shares $61.15 million -9.1%N/A1.8 $38.46 5/15/20241,750,000 shares $64.96 million -10.3%N/A1.8 $37.12 4/30/20241,950,000 shares $74.41 million -40.9%N/A1.8 $38.16 4/15/20243,300,000 shares $131.84 million -5.2%N/A3.2 $39.95 3/31/20243,480,000 shares $133.84 million +68.9%N/A3.5 $38.46 3/15/20242,060,000 shares $73.81 million -50.7%N/A2.1 $35.83 2/29/20244,180,000 shares $151.07 million +13.9%N/A4.1 $36.14 2/15/20243,670,000 shares $126.62 million +24.4%N/A4.2 $34.50 1/31/20242,950,000 shares $92.10 million -6.9%N/A3.1 $31.22 1/15/20243,170,000 shares $99.32 million -21.0%N/A3.5 $31.33 12/31/20234,010,000 shares $125.83 million +44.8%N/A4.6 $31.38 12/15/20232,770,000 shares $84.60 million -12.6%N/A3.3 $30.54 11/30/20233,170,000 shares $97.70 million +62.6%N/A5.3 $30.82 11/15/20231,950,000 shares $58.31 million +44.4%N/A3.8 $29.90 10/31/20231,350,000 shares $38.45 million +14.4%2.1%4.1 $28.48 10/15/20231,180,000 shares $34.47 million -1.7%1.9%3.6 $29.21 9/30/20231,200,000 shares $33.46 million +63.3%1.9%3.5 $27.88 9/15/2023734,700 shares $20.95 million +21.7%1.2%2.1 $28.52 8/31/2023603,600 shares $16.79 million -27.0%1.0%1.6 $27.82What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 8/15/2023826,700 shares $23.23 million +20.6%1.3%2.2 $28.10 7/31/2023685,700 shares $18.60 million -26.0%1.1%1.8 $27.12 7/15/2023926,800 shares $23.58 million -12.6%1.5%2.5 $25.44 6/30/20231,060,000 shares $28.44 million +9.1%1.7%2.6 $26.83 6/15/2023971,400 shares $24.19 million -8.4%1.5%2.5 $24.90 5/31/20231,060,000 shares $27.33 million No Change1.7%2.6 $25.78 5/15/20231,060,000 shares $28.54 million No Change1.7%2.6 $26.92 4/30/20231,060,000 shares $31.21 million -16.5%1.7%2.5 $29.44 4/15/20231,270,000 shares $39.17 million +11.4%2.0%3 $30.84 3/31/20231,140,000 shares $31.92 million -7.3%1.9%2.9 $28.00 3/15/20231,230,000 shares $32.50 million +23.9%2.0%3.1 $26.42 2/28/2023992,900 shares $28.43 million -22.4%1.6%2.7 $28.63 2/15/20231,280,000 shares $40.47 million -2.3%2.0%3.4 $31.62 1/31/20231,310,000 shares $41.59 million -1.5%2.1%3 $31.75 1/15/20231,330,000 shares $44.22 million +1.5%2.1%3 $33.25 12/30/20221,310,000 shares $41.64 million +4.0%2.1%2.8 $31.79 12/15/20221,260,000 shares $39.36 million -6.7%2.0%2.6 $31.24 11/30/20221,350,000 shares $44.59 million +2.3%2.1%2.7 $33.03 11/15/20221,320,000 shares $44.09 million +1.5%2.1%2.6 $33.40 10/31/20221,300,000 shares $43.36 million -5.8%2.1%2.4 $33.35 10/15/20221,380,000 shares $43.21 million +24.3%2.2%2.5 $31.31 9/30/20221,110,000 shares $31.81 million -20.1%1.8%2 $28.66 9/15/20221,390,000 shares $44.44 million -10.3%2.3%2.3 $31.97 8/31/20221,550,000 shares $47.31 million +9.2%2.5%2.4 $30.52 8/15/20221,420,000 shares $42.42 million +10.1%2.3%2.2 $29.87 7/31/20221,290,000 shares $39.65 million +34.0%2.1%2.1 $30.74 7/15/2022962,500 shares $24.46 million +9.2%1.5%1.6 $25.41 6/30/2022881,200 shares $23.51 million -16.9%1.4%1.5 $26.68 6/15/20221,060,000 shares $34.64 million +6.0%1.7%1.9 $32.68 5/31/2022999,700 shares $33.55 million -18.1%1.6%2.1 $33.56 5/15/20221,220,000 shares $34.65 million +19.6%2.0%2.2 $28.40 4/30/20221,020,000 shares $29.30 million -6.4%1.7%1.9 $28.73 4/15/20221,090,000 shares $34.31 million -12.1%1.9%1.9 $31.48 3/31/20221,240,000 shares $36.67 million +13.8%2.1%1.9 $29.57 3/15/20221,090,000 shares $30.31 million +20.8%1.9%1.6 $27.81 2/28/2022902,300 shares $26.54 million +5.8%1.5%1.3 $29.41 2/15/2022852,500 shares $23.15 million -22.5%1.4%1.4 $27.15 1/31/20221,100,000 shares $29.74 million -24.7%1.9%1.8 $27.04 1/15/20221,460,000 shares $38.69 million +15.9%2.5%2.5 $26.50 12/31/20211,260,000 shares $26.85 million -16.6%2.2%2.4 $21.31 12/15/20211,510,000 shares $31.09 million +2.0%2.7%3.1 $20.59 11/30/20211,480,000 shares $31.91 million +54.6%2.6%3.1 $21.56 11/15/2021957,400 shares $21.68 million +10.4%1.7%2.1 $22.64 10/29/2021867,100 shares $19.12 million -28.9%1.5%2 $22.05 10/15/20211,220,000 shares $29.28 million +3.4%2.9%2.9 $24.00 9/30/20211,180,000 shares $25.78 million +4.4%2.1%3 $21.85 9/15/20211,130,000 shares $22.45 million -7.4%2.0%3.2 $19.87 8/31/20211,220,000 shares $22.59 million -4.7%2.1%3.3 $18.52 8/13/20211,280,000 shares $23.07 million +4.1%2.2%3 $18.02 7/30/20211,230,000 shares $22.15 million +18.3%2.1%2.7 $18.01What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 7/15/20211,040,000 shares $17.77 million -6.3%1.8%2.2 $17.09 6/30/20211,110,000 shares $20.90 million +9.9%1.9%2.2 $18.83 6/15/20211,010,000 shares $19.31 million -33.6%1.8%1.9 $19.12 5/28/20211,520,000 shares $27.41 million -27.3%2.6%2.6 $18.03 5/14/20212,090,000 shares $37.70 million -0.5%3.6%3.6 $18.04 4/30/20212,100,000 shares $38.77 million +32.1%3.6%3.3 $18.46 4/15/20211,590,000 shares $26.86 million +8.2%2.7%2.5 $16.89 3/31/20211,470,000 shares $21.32 million +4.3%2.5%2.3 $14.50 3/15/20211,410,000 shares $23.80 million +5.2%2.4%2.2 $16.88 2/26/20211,340,000 shares $21.71 million -7.6%2.3%2.1 $16.20 2/12/20211,450,000 shares $23.90 million -9.4%2.4%2.2 $16.48 1/29/20211,600,000 shares $22.27 million -22.3%2.6%2.3 $13.92 1/15/20212,060,000 shares $30.14 million +33.8%3.4%2.8 $14.63 12/31/20201,540,000 shares $17.66 million +1.3%2.5%2.1 $11.47 12/15/20201,520,000 shares $18.94 million -7.3%2.5%2.3 $12.46 11/30/20201,640,000 shares $18.79 million +15.5%2.7%2.5 $11.46 10/30/20201,830,000 shares $12.81 million -30.7%3.0%3.2 $7.00 10/15/20202,640,000 shares $20.99 million No Change4.4%5.4 $7.95 9/30/20202,640,000 shares $19.85 million -19.3%4.4%5.7 $7.52 9/15/20203,270,000 shares $26.00 million +14.7%5.4%6 $7.95 8/31/20202,850,000 shares $29.01 million +2.9%4.7%4.7 $10.18 8/14/20202,770,000 shares $30.30 million -5.8%4.6%3.7 $10.94 7/31/20202,940,000 shares $30.40 million +9.3%5.1%3.4 $10.34 7/15/20202,690,000 shares $26.98 million -17.0%4.7%2.4 $10.03 6/30/20203,240,000 shares $33.57 million -22.1%5.7%2.6 $10.36 6/15/20204,160,000 shares $49.00 million +9.8%7.3%2.9 $11.78 5/29/20203,790,000 shares $40.36 million +5.9%6.6%2.2 $10.65 5/15/20203,580,000 shares $30.79 million -10.1%6.2%2.2 $8.60 VNOM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Viper Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Viper Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 5,490,000 shares of VNOM short. 2.59% of Viper Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Viper Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Viper Energy? 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. VNOM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Viper Energy's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Viper Energy? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Viper Energy: Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Viper Energy? 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. 2.59% of Viper Energy's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Viper Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? Viper Energy saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,490,000 shares, a drop of 6.5% from the previous total of 5,870,000 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 Viper Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.59% of Viper Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Viper Energy: Woodside Energy Group Ltd (0.11%), Pembina Pipeline Co. (0.73%), Cenovus Energy Inc. (2.43%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.76%), Ecopetrol S.A. (0.61%), YPF Sociedad Anónima (1.18%), Antero Resources Co. (4.94%), Permian Resources Co. (6.51%), Sunoco LP (1.07%), Ovintiv Inc. (3.31%), 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 Viper Energy stock? Short selling VNOM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viper Energy as its price is falling. VNOM shares are trading up $1.19 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 Viper Energy? A short squeeze for Viper Energy 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 VNOM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Viper Energy'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 VNOM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Woodside Energy Group Short Squeeze Pembina Pipeline Short Squeeze Cenovus Energy Short Squeeze Coterra Energy Short Squeeze Ecopetrol Short Squeeze YPF Sociedad Anónima Short Squeeze Antero Resources Short Squeeze Permian Resources Short Squeeze Sunoco Short Squeeze Ovintiv Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:VNOM) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. Forbes says this could be " a $24 trillion opportunity for investors." 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