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Vuzix (VUZI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$3.25 -0.11 (-3.27%)
Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Vuzix Short Interest Data

Vuzix (VUZI) has a short interest of 17.19 million shares, representing 25.46% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.10% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.2, indicating that it would take 11.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.61 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,190,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,050,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$45.21 million
Short Interest Ratio
11.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
76,242,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
25.46%
Today's Trading Volume
1,521,808 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,614,940 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
94%
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VUZI Short Interest Over Time

VUZI Days to Cover Over Time

VUZI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Vuzix Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202517,190,000 shares $45.21 million +7.1%25.5%11.2 $2.63
4/30/202516,050,000 shares $34.19 million +2.8%N/A10.8 $2.13
4/15/202515,620,000 shares $26.71 million -1.8%23.1%10.1 $1.71
3/31/202515,910,000 shares $32.46 million +10.3%23.6%8.1 $2.04
3/15/202514,420,000 shares $34.03 million +4.7%21.4%6.4 $2.36
2/28/202513,770,000 shares $40.76 million +1.4%22.6%5.8 $2.96
2/15/202513,580,000 shares $59.48 million +14.0%22.3%5 $4.38
1/31/202511,910,000 shares $49.31 million +5.9%19.6%4.7 $4.14
1/15/202511,250,000 shares $35.78 million +4.5%18.5%4.8 $3.18
12/31/202410,770,000 shares $42.43 million -6.4%17.7%4.9 $3.94
12/15/202411,500,000 shares $36.34 million +3.2%18.9%6.7 $3.16
11/30/202411,140,000 shares $25.73 million +4.3%18.3%8 $2.31
11/15/202410,680,000 shares $9.74 million -3.3%17.5%7.7 $0.91
10/31/202411,040,000 shares $12.92 million +8.5%18.6%9.9 $1.17
10/15/202410,180,000 shares $14.15 million +9.7%19.1%9.5 $1.39
9/30/20249,280,000 shares $10.86 million +1.5%17.4%9.3 $1.17
9/15/20249,140,000 shares $9.32 million +1.3%15.0%8.7 $1.02
8/31/20249,020,000 shares $7.78 million -1.1%14.8%9.1 $0.86
8/15/20249,120,000 shares $7.83 million +20.5%15.0%12.5 $0.86
7/31/20247,570,000 shares $9.24 million +3.4%12.7%9.8 $1.22
7/15/20247,320,000 shares $10.17 million -17.2%12.3%9.3 $1.39
6/30/20248,840,000 shares $11.93 million -3.7%14.8%10.3 $1.35
6/15/20249,182,700 shares $12.67 million -2.8%15.3%11.5 $1.38
5/31/20249,450,000 shares $12.66 million -4.4%15.8%11.6 $1.34
5/15/20249,880,000 shares $15.31 million -8.0%16.5%12 $1.55
4/30/202410,740,000 shares $14.28 million -0.1%17.9%14.6 $1.33
4/15/202410,750,000 shares $13.22 million +7.1%18.0%14.8 $1.23
3/31/202410,040,000 shares $12.15 million -3.7%16.8%14.1 $1.21
3/15/202410,430,000 shares $14.45 million +6.7%17.4%15.3 $1.39
2/29/20249,780,000 shares $16.53 million -2.0%16.4%12 $1.69
2/15/20249,980,000 shares $16.87 million +2.5%16.7%12.5 $1.69
1/31/20249,740,000 shares $16.27 million -8.8%16.7%11 $1.67
1/15/202410,680,000 shares $19.65 million +4.5%18.3%12.3 $1.84
12/31/202310,220,000 shares $21.31 million -3.5%N/A12.5 $2.09
12/15/202310,590,000 shares $25.84 million -6.0%18.1%14 $2.44
11/30/202311,260,000 shares $23.65 million +1.6%19.3%19.9 $2.10
11/15/202311,080,000 shares $29.03 million -1.4%18.9%20.8 $2.62
10/31/202311,240,000 shares $36.53 million -2.8%19.2%28.4 $3.25
10/15/202311,560,000 shares $36.53 million -1.6%19.8%27.5 $3.16
9/30/202311,750,000 shares $42.65 million +0.2%20.1%23.2 $3.63
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9/15/202311,730,000 shares $42.23 million -4.4%20.1%19.9 $3.60
8/31/202312,270,000 shares $49.08 million -4.8%21.0%17.5 $4.00
8/15/202312,890,000 shares $55.68 million -3.1%22.0%15 $4.32
7/31/202313,300,000 shares $70.22 million -4.0%22.8%14.3 $5.28
7/15/202313,850,000 shares $75.90 million -6.7%23.7%14.7 $5.48
6/30/202314,850,000 shares $75.74 million +1.8%25.4%17 $5.10
6/15/202314,590,000 shares $77.33 million -4.3%24.9%16.9 $5.30
5/31/202315,240,000 shares $76.50 million +0.5%26.1%19.4 $5.02
5/15/202315,160,000 shares $57.46 million +1.0%25.9%22.3 $3.79
4/30/202315,010,000 shares $60.34 million +3.0%25.6%21.5 $4.02
4/15/202314,570,000 shares $60.90 million -1.0%24.9%18.2 $4.18
3/31/202314,710,000 shares $60.90 million -2.1%25.1%16.2 $4.14
3/15/202315,020,000 shares $56.63 million +0.9%25.6%16 $3.77
2/28/202314,880,000 shares $61.75 million +2.3%25.4%15.8 $4.15
2/15/202314,540,000 shares $75.32 million -2.3%24.6%15.2 $5.18
1/31/202314,880,000 shares $77.52 million -1.7%25.2%15.6 $5.21
1/15/202315,140,000 shares $76.00 million +2.6%25.6%17.1 $5.02
12/30/202214,760,000 shares $53.73 million +0.5%25.0%20.4 $3.64
12/15/202214,680,000 shares $59.60 million +0.3%24.8%21.2 $4.06
11/30/202214,640,000 shares $61.05 million +0.1%24.8%21.9 $4.17
11/15/202214,630,000 shares $69.64 million +0.3%24.3%22.8 $4.76
10/31/202214,580,000 shares $72.90 million +7.7%24.6%20.1 $5.00
10/15/202213,540,000 shares $65.40 million No Change22.8%17.3 $4.83
9/30/202213,540,000 shares $78.40 million -5.3%22.8%15.8 $5.79
9/15/202214,290,000 shares $108.60 million -0.9%24.1%15.7 $7.60
8/31/202214,420,000 shares $108.29 million -10.0%24.3%14.1 $7.51
8/15/202216,020,000 shares $157.80 million -3.0%27.0%13.7 $9.85
7/31/202216,510,000 shares $134.89 million -0.6%28.0%12 $8.17
7/15/202216,610,000 shares $115.27 million +1.8%28.2%11.5 $6.94
6/30/202216,320,000 shares $115.87 million -7.1%27.7%11.2 $7.10
6/15/202217,570,000 shares $108.58 million -4.4%29.8%11.6 $6.18
5/31/202218,380,000 shares $119.47 million +5.9%31.0%12.2 $6.50
5/15/202217,360,000 shares $83.15 million +0.3%29.3%10.4 $4.79
4/30/202217,310,000 shares $89.49 million +3.8%29.2%11.5 $5.17
4/15/202216,680,000 shares $92.07 million -5.2%28.2%10.2 $5.52
3/31/202217,600,000 shares $116.16 million -1.9%29.7%9.9 $6.60
3/15/202217,940,000 shares $103.69 million -2.4%30.3%8.5 $5.78
2/28/202218,380,000 shares $104.03 million +2.3%31.1%8.4 $5.66
2/15/202217,960,000 shares $118.54 million +1.5%30.4%8.2 $6.60
1/31/202217,700,000 shares $115.58 million +16.2%29.9%6.1 $6.53
1/15/202215,230,000 shares $114.68 million +2.6%25.7%4.3 $7.53
12/31/202114,840,000 shares $128.66 million +8.2%N/A0 $8.67
12/15/202113,720,000 shares $128.97 million +2.1%23.2%4.4 $9.40
11/30/202113,440,000 shares $144.75 million +3.5%22.7%4.5 $10.77
11/15/202112,980,000 shares $189.64 million +2.9%21.9%4.5 $14.61
10/29/202112,610,000 shares $134.80 million -0.5%21.3%5 $10.69
10/15/202112,670,000 shares $125.69 million -0.1%21.4%8.1 $9.92
9/30/202112,680,000 shares $132.63 million +0.6%21.4%7.3 $10.46
9/15/202112,600,000 shares $146.66 million +0.2%21.3%5.9 $11.64
8/31/202112,580,000 shares $166.43 million -0.1%21.3%5.1 $13.23
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8/13/202112,590,000 shares $153.85 million +21.3%21.3%4.1 $12.22
7/30/202110,380,000 shares $153.62 million -7.2%17.7%3 $14.80
7/15/202111,180,000 shares $165.02 million -2.8%19.1%2.9 $14.76
6/30/202111,500,000 shares $211.03 million +0.9%19.6%2.6 $18.35
6/15/202111,400,000 shares $189.58 million +13.7%19.4%1.9 $16.63
5/28/202110,030,000 shares $175.12 million -0.4%17.1%1.5 $17.46
5/14/202110,070,000 shares $152.76 million +4.4%N/A1.4 $15.17
4/30/20219,650,000 shares $228.51 million +21.7%N/A1.2 $23.68
4/15/20217,930,000 shares $204.59 million -14.5%N/A1 $25.80
3/31/20219,270,000 shares $204.13 million +38.4%N/A1.2 $22.02
3/15/20216,700,000 shares $148.20 million +14.7%N/A1 $22.12
2/26/20215,840,000 shares $105.59 million -11.9%N/A1 $18.08
2/12/20216,630,000 shares $88.51 million +9.8%N/A1.4 $13.35
1/29/20216,040,000 shares $74.65 million -17.9%N/A1.7 $12.36
1/15/20217,360,000 shares $69.85 million -7.8%N/A2.3 $9.49
12/31/20207,980,000 shares $74.29 million +29.3%N/A2.9 $9.31
12/15/20206,170,000 shares $29.80 million +1.5%N/A2.4 $4.83
11/30/20206,080,000 shares $25.17 million +3.2%N/A3.9 $4.14
10/30/20205,990,000 shares $24.26 million +9.7%N/A2.8 $4.05
10/15/20205,460,000 shares $25.23 million +23.8%N/A2.5 $4.62
9/30/20204,410,000 shares $20.11 million -15.7%N/A1.8 $4.56
9/15/20205,230,000 shares $21.91 million +26.0%N/A1.9 $4.19
8/31/20204,150,000 shares $15.44 million +3.0%N/A1.6 $3.72
8/14/20204,030,000 shares $14.15 million +6.3%N/A2 $3.51
7/31/20203,790,000 shares $15.61 million -9.1%N/A1.8 $4.12
7/15/20204,170,000 shares $15.43 million +0.7%N/A1.7 $3.70
6/30/20204,140,000 shares $9.65 million +3.2%N/A2 $2.33
6/15/20204,010,000 shares $8.86 million +5.8%N/A2.6 $2.21

VUZI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vuzix's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vuzix shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 17,190,000 shares of VUZI short. 25.46% of Vuzix's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vuzix's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vuzix?

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. VUZI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Vuzix's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Vuzix?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vuzix: HAP Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vuzix?

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. 25.46% of Vuzix's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vuzix's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vuzix saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,190,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the previous total of 16,050,000 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 Vuzix's short interest compare to its competitors?

25.46% of Vuzix's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Vuzix: Daqo New Energy Corp. (4.73%), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (23.84%), Bel Fuse Inc. (1.59%), nLIGHT, Inc. (4.44%), Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (9.69%), Canadian Solar Inc. (19.02%), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (0.12%), Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. (0.33%), indie Semiconductor, Inc. (27.53%), Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (3.84%),

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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Vuzix stock?

Short selling VUZI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vuzix as its price is falling. VUZI shares are trading down $0.11 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 Vuzix?

A short squeeze for Vuzix 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 VUZI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Vuzix'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 VUZI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VUZI) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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