Xcel Energy (XEL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Xcel Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 18,100 shares of XEL short. 0.98% of Xcel Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Xcel Energy's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Xcel Energy: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, and Maven Securities LTD. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.98% of Xcel Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Xcel Energy saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,100 shares, a decline of 99.8% from the previous total of 8,450,000 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.

Xcel Energy currently has issued a total of 576,760,000 shares. Some of Xcel Energy's 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. Xcel Energy currently has a public float of 1,840,000 shares.

0.98% of Xcel Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Xcel Energy: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (3.97%), Alliant Energy Corporation (2.50%), CMS Energy Corporation (3.90%), Dominion Energy Inc. (3.58%), DTE Energy Company (1.89%), Duke Energy Corporation (1.56%), FirstEnergy Corporation (3.48%), NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.71%), NiSource, Inc (2.69%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XEL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Xcel Energy as its price is falling. XEL shares are trading up $0.73 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 Xcel 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 XEL, 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 XEL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.