American Financial Group (AFG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $126.32 -0.34 (-0.26%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.13 -0.20 (-0.15%) As of 04:36 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock American Financial Group Short Interest DataAmerican Financial Group (AFG) has a short interest of 1.61 million shares, representing 2.26% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.00% change in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 374,753 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,610,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous MonthNo ChangeDollar Volume Sold Short$204.67 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares83,668,000 sharesFloat Size71,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.26%Today's Trading Volume568,311 sharesAverage Trading Volume374,753 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average152% Short Selling American Financial Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for American Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAFG Short Interest Over TimeAFG Days to Cover Over TimeAFG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time American Financial Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20251,610,000 shares $204.67 million No Change2.3%2.8 $127.12 3/31/20251,610,000 shares $211.64 million +22.0%2.3%2.9 $131.45 3/15/20251,320,000 shares $167.96 million +4.8%1.8%2.6 $127.25 2/28/20251,260,000 shares $159.06 million +16.7%1.8%3 $126.24 2/15/20251,080,000 shares $133.15 million +18.5%1.5%2.6 $123.28 1/31/2025911,200 shares $124.52 million -10.7%1.2%2.4 $136.66 1/15/20251,020,000 shares $138.96 million +8.3%1.4%3 $136.24 12/31/2024942,300 shares $129.03 million -4.9%1.3%2.8 $136.93 12/15/2024990,400 shares $138.57 million -1.9%1.4%2.9 $139.91 11/30/20241,010,000 shares $148.33 million -36.9%1.4%2.9 $146.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for American Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20241,600,000 shares $220.51 million +79.2%2.2%4.6 $137.82 10/31/2024893,100 shares $115.14 million -9.9%1.2%3.1 $128.92 10/15/2024991,000 shares $133.75 million -0.7%1.4%3.4 $134.96 9/30/2024998,300 shares $134.37 million +28.0%1.4%3.5 $134.60 9/15/2024780,200 shares $104.76 million -0.4%1.1%2.6 $134.27 8/31/2024783,300 shares $104.66 million +3.3%1.1%2.8 $133.62 8/15/2024758,300 shares $97.15 million +4.6%1.0%2.8 $128.11 7/31/2024725,000 shares $95.10 million +9.3%1.0%2.6 $131.17 7/15/2024663,600 shares $84.08 million -11.6%0.9%2.4 $126.71 6/30/2024750,700 shares $92.35 million -12.3%1.0%2.8 $123.02 6/15/2024856,200 shares $106.29 million -8.4%1.2%3.4 $124.14 5/31/2024934,600 shares $121.33 million +4.7%1.3%3.4 $129.82 5/15/2024893,000 shares $117.21 million +7.2%1.2%3.1 $131.25 4/30/2024833,000 shares $106.42 million +18.6%1.1%2.4 $127.75 4/15/2024702,600 shares $88.62 million -8.5%0.9%2 $126.13 3/31/2024767,900 shares $104.80 million -12.9%1.0%2.2 $136.48 3/15/2024882,000 shares $116.83 million +1.6%1.1%2.5 $132.46 2/29/2024868,300 shares $110.80 million -17.3%1.1%2.5 $127.60 2/15/20241,050,000 shares $129.69 million +69.2%1.4%2.8 $123.51 1/31/2024620,500 shares $74.72 million +38.0%0.8%1.8 $120.43 1/15/2024449,700 shares $53.44 million -11.2%0.6%1.3 $118.83 12/31/2023506,500 shares $60.22 million -32.8%0.7%1.4 $118.89 12/15/2023753,900 shares $89.68 million -5.8%1.0%2.1 $118.96 11/30/2023799,900 shares $91.50 million -18.6%1.0%2.1 $114.39 11/15/2023982,300 shares $108.40 million -1.8%1.3%2.7 $110.35 10/31/20231,000,000 shares $109.37 million -10.7%1.3%2.7 $109.37 10/15/20231,120,000 shares $122.21 million +3.7%1.4%2.9 $109.12 9/30/20231,080,000 shares $120.60 million -1.8%1.4%3 $111.67 9/15/20231,100,000 shares $124.72 million +38.5%1.4%3 $113.38 8/31/2023794,100 shares $92.02 million +10.4%1.0%2.1 $115.88The Man I Turn to In Times Like This (Ad)A storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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Hear Tilson’s take now 8/15/2023719,300 shares $80.53 million -17.2%0.9%2 $111.95 7/31/2023868,300 shares $105.56 million +3.4%1.1%2.5 $121.57 7/15/2023840,000 shares $96.39 million +11.5%1.1%2.5 $114.75 6/30/2023753,200 shares $89.45 million +26.8%1.0%2.2 $118.77 6/15/2023593,900 shares $68.43 million -24.3%0.8%1.7 $115.22 5/31/2023784,700 shares $88.07 million -18.7%1.0%2.3 $112.24 5/15/2023965,500 shares $113.48 million +2.6%1.2%2.7 $117.53 4/30/2023941,200 shares $115.51 million -1.1%1.2%2.5 $122.73 4/15/2023951,500 shares $114.22 million +6.3%1.2%2.6 $120.04 3/31/2023895,500 shares $108.80 million -3.2%1.1%2.4 $121.50 3/15/2023924,800 shares $107.24 million -8.4%1.2%2.6 $115.96 2/28/20231,010,000 shares $135.45 million +23.3%1.3%2.9 $134.11 2/15/2023819,500 shares $108.24 million +23.3%1.0%2.2 $132.08 1/31/2023664,800 shares $94.79 million +3.3%0.8%1.7 $142.59 1/15/2023643,700 shares $92.13 million -2.7%0.8%1.6 $143.12 12/30/2022661,400 shares $90.80 million -15.6%0.8%1.6 $137.28 12/15/2022783,600 shares $103.91 million +8.2%1.0%1.9 $132.61 11/30/2022724,100 shares $102.98 million -9.1%0.9%1.8 $142.22 11/15/2022796,200 shares $110.39 million +5.7%1.0%2.2 $138.65 10/31/2022753,500 shares $109.34 million -15.6%1.0%2.2 $145.11 10/15/2022892,300 shares $114.48 million +4.9%1.1%2.7 $128.30 9/30/2022850,500 shares $104.55 million +14.4%1.1%2.7 $122.93 9/15/2022743,300 shares $97.32 million +5.3%0.9%2.3 $130.93 8/31/2022705,600 shares $90.09 million -10.8%0.9%2.1 $127.68 8/15/2022791,300 shares $105.97 million -3.8%1.0%2.3 $133.92 7/31/2022822,400 shares $109.94 million -18.6%1.0%2.2 $133.68 7/15/20221,010,000 shares $134.27 million +14.2%1.3%2.8 $132.94 6/30/2022884,700 shares $122.81 million +1.2%1.1%2.5 $138.81 6/15/2022874,400 shares $116.71 million +7.8%1.1%2.5 $133.47 5/31/2022811,000 shares $114.59 million -0.1%1.0%2.4 $141.30 5/15/2022811,700 shares $116.94 million +25.1%1.0%2.4 $144.07 4/30/2022649,100 shares $89.89 million -10.6%0.8%2 $138.48 4/15/2022725,900 shares $106.47 million -5.6%0.9%2.3 $146.67 3/31/2022768,800 shares $111.95 million -9.1%1.0%2.4 $145.62 3/15/2022846,000 shares $117.86 million +21.2%1.1%2.8 $139.31 2/28/2022698,300 shares $94.54 million -6.1%0.9%2.4 $135.39 2/15/2022743,500 shares $103.62 million +7.6%1.0%2.6 $139.37 1/31/2022690,700 shares $89.98 million +9.1%0.9%2.5 $130.28 1/15/2022633,000 shares $85.82 million -0.9%0.8%2.4 $135.57 12/31/2021638,500 shares $87.68 million -8.0%0.8%2.4 $137.32 12/15/2021694,200 shares $96.46 million +2.7%0.9%2.4 $138.95 11/30/2021676,200 shares $90.35 million -2.0%0.9%2.2 $133.61 11/15/2021690,000 shares $96.23 million +5.2%0.9%2.1 $139.47 10/29/2021655,700 shares $89.20 million -11.0%0.8%2.1 $136.04 10/15/2021737,000 shares $98.04 million -0.8%0.9%2.3 $133.02 9/30/2021742,900 shares $93.48 million -4.3%1.0%2.2 $125.83 9/15/2021776,400 shares $102.62 million +5.5%1.0%2.2 $132.18 8/31/2021736,000 shares $101.52 million -8.3%0.9%1.9 $137.94 8/13/2021802,300 shares $107.82 million -20.6%1.0%1.7 $134.39 7/30/20211,010,000 shares $127.75 million +4.9%1.3%2.1 $126.49The Man I Turn to In Times Like This (Ad)A storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. That’s when publisher Brett Aitken turns to Whitney Tilson—a man CNBC once dubbed “The Prophet.” Tilson just released a new prediction that runs counter to what mainstream finance is telling you.Market chaos? Hear Tilson’s take now 7/15/2021963,100 shares $120.86 million +13.4%1.2%2 $125.49 6/30/2021849,400 shares $105.94 million -13.1%1.1%1.8 $124.72 6/15/2021977,300 shares $122.23 million +25.1%1.2%2.1 $125.07 5/28/2021781,100 shares $103.93 million -1.2%1.0%1.7 $133.06 5/14/2021790,400 shares $102.04 million +15.0%1.0%1.7 $129.10 4/30/2021687,300 shares $84.65 million +9.0%0.9%1.4 $123.17 4/15/2021630,400 shares $75.06 million -33.2%0.8%1.1 $119.07 3/31/2021943,300 shares $109.79 million +2.3%1.2%1.6 $116.39 3/15/2021921,700 shares $108.55 million -9.6%1.2%1.5 $117.77 2/26/20211,020,000 shares $110.79 million -1.9%1.4%1.8 $108.62 2/12/20211,040,000 shares $112.35 million +22.5%1.4%1.9 $108.03 1/29/2021849,100 shares $79.49 million +97.1%1.1%1.6 $93.62 1/15/2021430,800 shares $38.37 million -8.2%0.6%0.9 $89.06 12/31/2020469,500 shares $41.02 million -43.2%0.6%1 $87.37 12/15/2020827,100 shares $71.83 million -7.1%1.1%1.7 $86.85 11/30/2020890,700 shares $82.95 million -0.8%1.2%1.8 $93.13 11/15/2020897,600 shares $77.44 million -13.7%1.2%1.8 $86.27 10/30/20201,040,000 shares $77.36 million -16.8%1.4%2 $74.38 10/15/20201,250,000 shares $87.70 million +26.3%1.6%2.6 $70.16 9/30/2020989,900 shares $66.30 million -30.8%1.3%2 $66.98 9/15/20201,430,000 shares $95.45 million +31.2%1.9%2.8 $66.75 8/31/20201,090,000 shares $72.87 million -3.5%1.4%2.1 $66.85 8/14/20201,130,000 shares $76.40 million -17.5%1.5%1.7 $67.61 7/31/20201,370,000 shares $83.25 million +78.9%1.8%1.8 $60.77 7/15/2020765,900 shares $46.04 million -25.6%1.0%1 $60.11 6/30/20201,030,000 shares $65.36 million +18.8%1.3%1.3 $63.46 6/15/2020867,000 shares $55.73 million -35.3%1.1%1 $64.28 5/29/20201,340,000 shares $80.72 million +15.5%1.7%1.6 $60.24 5/15/20201,160,000 shares $63.15 million +30.9%1.5%1.5 $54.44 AFG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is American Financial Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of American Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,610,000 shares of AFG short. 2.26% of American Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Financial Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for American Financial Group? 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. AFG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on American Financial Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting American Financial Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Financial Group: Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for American Financial Group? 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. 2.26% of American Financial Group's floating shares are currently sold short. What is American Financial Group's float size? American Financial Group currently has issued a total of 83,668,000 shares. Some of American Financial Group'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. American Financial Group currently has a public float of 71,390,000 shares. How does American Financial Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.26% of American Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American Financial Group: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.10%), Loews Co. (1.00%), Assurant, Inc. (2.38%), Kemper Co. (2.22%), Genworth Financial, Inc. (2.30%), Horace Mann Educators Co. (1.75%), American International Group, Inc. (1.48%), Arch Capital Group Ltd. (1.37%), W. R. Berkley Co. (1.46%), Markel Group Inc. (1.67%), 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 American Financial Group stock? Short selling AFG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Financial Group as its price is falling. AFG shares are trading down $0.34 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 American Financial Group? A short squeeze for American Financial Group 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 AFG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is American Financial Group'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 AFG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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