Viatris (VTRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.81 +0.07 (+0.80%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.82 +0.01 (+0.17%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Viatris Short Interest DataViatris (VTRS) has a short interest of 38.14 million shares, representing 3.32% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 142.01% increase 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 7.34 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest38,140,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+142.01%Dollar Volume Sold Short$340.59 millionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,173,680,000 sharesFloat Size1,150,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.32%Today's Trading Volume6,730,355 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,343,146 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average92% Short Selling Viatris? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Viatris and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVTRS Short Interest Over TimeVTRS Days to Cover Over TimeVTRS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Viatris Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202538,140,000 shares $340.59 million +142.0%3.3%2.9 $8.93 6/30/202515,760,000 shares $140.74 million -63.4%3.5%4.9 $8.93 6/15/202543,000,000 shares $383.56 million -13.0%3.7%2.9 $8.92 5/31/202549,410,000 shares $432.83 million -4.4%4.3%3.1 $8.76 5/15/202551,690,000 shares $454.36 million +6.1%4.5%3.3 $8.79 4/30/202548,710,000 shares $410.14 million +6.0%4.3%3.2 $8.42 4/15/202545,970,000 shares $343.86 million +2.6%4.0%3.2 $7.48 3/31/202544,820,000 shares $390.38 million -1.1%3.9%3.3 $8.71 3/15/202545,310,000 shares $412.32 million +70.0%3.9%3.4 $9.10 2/28/202526,650,000 shares $245.98 million -2.7%2.3%2.3 $9.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VTRS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Viatris and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202527,390,000 shares $295.81 million -9.1%2.4%3 $10.80 1/31/202530,130,000 shares $339.87 million -3.6%2.6%3.2 $11.28 1/15/202531,250,000 shares $355.94 million -9.0%2.7%3.7 $11.39 12/31/202434,340,000 shares $427.53 million +48.9%3.0%4.5 $12.45 12/15/202423,070,000 shares $291.37 million +12.0%2.0%3 $12.63 11/30/202420,600,000 shares $269.65 million -0.5%1.8%2.7 $13.09 11/15/202420,710,000 shares $265.71 million -15.4%1.8%2.7 $12.83 10/31/202424,490,000 shares $284.08 million +8.4%2.1%3.2 $11.60 10/15/202422,600,000 shares $267.58 million -14.1%1.9%2.9 $11.84 9/30/202426,310,000 shares $305.46 million -26.2%2.3%3.2 $11.61 9/15/202435,630,000 shares $415.45 million -10.0%3.1%4.1 $11.66 8/31/202439,580,000 shares $478.13 million +11.3%3.4%4.7 $12.08 8/15/202435,560,000 shares $414.99 million -8.2%3.0%4.2 $11.67 7/31/202438,740,000 shares $467.20 million -9.0%3.3%4.4 $12.06 7/15/202442,550,000 shares $468.05 million -16.5%3.6%5 $11.00 6/30/202450,970,000 shares $541.81 million -0.8%4.4%6 $10.63 6/15/202451,385,600 shares $522.59 million +33.0%4.4%6.3 $10.17 5/31/202438,630,000 shares $409.48 million -8.4%3.3%5 $10.60 5/15/202442,190,000 shares $467.04 million -6.1%3.6%4.8 $11.07 4/30/202444,950,000 shares $520.07 million +9.3%3.8%5 $11.57 4/15/202441,140,000 shares $465.70 million +13.1%3.6%4.7 $11.32 3/31/202436,390,000 shares $434.50 million -5.4%3.1%3.7 $11.94 3/15/202438,480,000 shares $459.45 million -9.5%3.3%3.9 $11.94 2/29/202442,520,000 shares $525.97 million +4.1%3.7%4.2 $12.37 2/15/202440,840,000 shares $523.57 million +21.1%3.5%4.3 $12.82 1/31/202433,720,000 shares $396.88 million +9.2%2.9%3.7 $11.77 1/15/202430,880,000 shares $360.68 million +1.4%2.6%3.3 $11.68 12/31/202330,470,000 shares $329.99 million -12.2%N/A0 $10.83 12/15/202334,710,000 shares $356.47 million +7.4%2.9%3.9 $10.27 11/30/202332,330,000 shares $296.79 million +11.1%2.7%3.6 $9.18Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 11/15/202329,100,000 shares $272.38 million +3.2%2.5%3.3 $9.36 10/31/202328,200,000 shares $250.98 million +0.5%2.4%3.3 $8.90 10/15/202328,070,000 shares $261.89 million -20.5%2.4%3.1 $9.33 9/30/202335,290,000 shares $347.96 million +0.9%3.0%4 $9.86 9/15/202334,980,000 shares $341.75 million +4.2%3.0%4.2 $9.77 8/31/202333,560,000 shares $360.77 million +3.0%2.8%3.9 $10.75 8/15/202332,580,000 shares $363.59 million +33.8%2.7%3.6 $11.16 7/31/202324,350,000 shares $256.41 million -6.1%2.0%2.5 $10.53 7/15/202325,930,000 shares $263.45 million -10.7%2.2%2.8 $10.16 6/30/202329,020,000 shares $289.62 million +11.1%2.4%3.1 $9.98 6/15/202326,120,000 shares $259.63 million +6.3%2.2%2.7 $9.94 5/31/202324,570,000 shares $224.82 million +16.3%2.1%2.6 $9.15 5/15/202321,120,000 shares $197.89 million -1.0%1.8%2.2 $9.37 4/30/202321,340,000 shares $199.10 million -9.1%1.8%2.3 $9.33 4/15/202323,470,000 shares $231.65 million -4.3%2.0%2.6 $9.87 3/31/202324,530,000 shares $235.98 million +3.9%2.1%2.5 $9.62 3/15/202323,600,000 shares $224.20 million +14.7%2.0%2.6 $9.50 2/28/202320,580,000 shares $234.61 million +2.7%1.7%2.3 $11.40 2/15/202320,040,000 shares $237.47 million +4.5%N/A2.3 $11.85 1/31/202319,170,000 shares $233.11 million -13.7%N/A2 $12.16 1/15/202322,200,000 shares $256.19 million +10.1%N/A2.4 $11.54 12/30/202220,160,000 shares $224.38 million +6.8%N/A2.1 $11.13 12/15/202218,880,000 shares $210.32 million -4.8%N/A2 $11.14 11/30/202219,830,000 shares $218.72 million -1.2%N/A2 $11.03 11/15/202220,060,000 shares $227.08 million -8.4%N/A2 $11.32 10/31/202221,900,000 shares $221.85 million -10.7%N/A2.2 $10.13 10/15/202224,510,000 shares $234.07 million -15.4%N/A2.3 $9.55 9/30/202228,980,000 shares $246.91 million +6.0%N/A2.5 $8.52 9/15/202227,350,000 shares $261.19 million +15.4%N/A2.4 $9.55 8/31/202223,710,000 shares $226.43 million -0.1%N/A2.1 $9.55 8/15/202223,740,000 shares $263.75 million -11.6%N/A2.2 $11.11 7/31/202226,850,000 shares $260.18 million -2.3%N/A2.2 $9.69 7/15/202227,470,000 shares $270.58 million +18.5%N/A2.3 $9.85 6/30/202223,180,000 shares $242.69 million -3.6%N/A2.1 $10.47 6/15/202224,040,000 shares $257.23 million +4.3%N/A2 $10.70 5/31/202223,050,000 shares $282.82 million -12.8%N/A1.8 $12.27 5/15/202226,420,000 shares $292.73 million +30.8%N/A1.7 $11.08 4/30/202220,200,000 shares $208.67 million -16.9%N/A1.4 $10.33 4/15/202224,300,000 shares $266.33 million +3.6%N/A1.8 $10.96 3/31/202223,460,000 shares $255.24 million -21.3%N/A1.8 $10.88 3/15/202229,800,000 shares $296.81 million +54.6%N/A2.3 $9.96 2/28/202219,270,000 shares $212.16 million +7.2%N/A1.5 $11.01 2/15/202217,980,000 shares $275.45 million -0.6%N/A1.8 $15.32 1/31/202218,090,000 shares $270.81 million -9.5%N/A1.8 $14.97 1/15/202219,990,000 shares $304.25 million -6.2%N/A1.9 $15.22 12/31/202121,320,000 shares $288.46 million -10.7%N/A0 $13.53 12/15/202123,860,000 shares $302.78 million -3.4%N/A2.5 $12.69 11/30/202124,690,000 shares $303.93 million -0.5%N/A2.7 $12.31 11/15/202124,810,000 shares $344.86 million -19.7%N/A3 $13.90 10/29/202130,890,000 shares $412.38 million +8.6%2.8%4 $13.35Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 10/15/202128,450,000 shares $382.94 million +8.6%N/A3.9 $13.46 9/30/202126,210,000 shares $355.15 million -29.0%N/A3.7 $13.55 9/15/202136,900,000 shares $506.64 million +60.0%N/A5.2 $13.73 8/31/202123,060,000 shares $337.37 million -31.6%N/A3.3 $14.63 8/13/202133,720,000 shares $504.11 million +4.7%N/A5.2 $14.95 7/30/202132,220,000 shares $453.34 million +1.0%N/A4.1 $14.07 7/15/202131,890,000 shares $442.63 million +5.8%N/A4 $13.88 6/30/202130,140,000 shares $430.70 million +1.6%N/A3.6 $14.29 6/15/202129,680,000 shares $454.10 million +43.9%N/A3.3 $15.30 5/28/202120,620,000 shares $314.25 million -38.7%N/A2.2 $15.24 5/14/202133,650,000 shares $536.04 million -2.8%2.8%3.1 $15.93 4/30/202134,620,000 shares $462.52 million -7.9%2.9%3.2 $13.36 4/15/202137,600,000 shares $496.70 million +39.4%3.1%3.6 $13.21 3/31/202126,970,000 shares $381.63 million +2.2%2.3%2.4 $14.15 3/15/202126,380,000 shares $378.82 million +10.9%2.2%2.3 $14.36 2/26/202123,780,000 shares $357.89 million -0.6%2.0%2 $15.05 2/12/202123,930,000 shares $436.48 million -24.8%2.0%1.8 $18.24 1/29/202131,830,000 shares $547.16 million -9.3%2.7%2.2 $17.19 1/15/202135,100,000 shares $607.58 million No Change2.9%2.5 $17.31 VTRS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Viatris' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Viatris shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 38,140,000 shares of VTRS short. 3.32% of Viatris' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Viatris' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Viatris? 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. VTRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Viatris's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Viatris? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Viatris: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., 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 Viatris? 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. 3.32% of Viatris' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Viatris' short interest increasing or decreasing? Viatris saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,140,000 shares, an increase of 142.0% from the previous total of 15,760,000 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. What is Viatris' float size? Viatris currently has issued a total of 1,173,680,000 shares. Some of Viatris' 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. Viatris currently has a public float of 1,150,000,000 shares. How does Viatris' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.32% of Viatris' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Viatris: Pfizer Inc. (1.75%), argenex SE (2.94%), BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR (2.55%), Summit Therapeutics PLC (3.85%), Insmed, Inc. (5.11%), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (4.66%), Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR (0.60%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (1.46%), Moderna, Inc. (19.34%), Qiagen N.V. (2.93%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Viatris stock? Short selling VTRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viatris as its price is falling. VTRS shares are trading up $0.07 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 Viatris? A short squeeze for Viatris 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 VTRS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Viatris' 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 VTRS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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