Axos Financial (AX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$85.95 -0.02 (-0.02%)

Closing price 05/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$85.96 +0.00 (+0.00%)

As of 07:41 AM Eastern

Axos Financial Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Axos Financial (AX) had a short interest of 3.18 million shares sold short, representing 5.87% of the public float. This marks a 9.55% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.1, meaning it would take 10.1 days of the average trading volume of 450,809 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 3,176,024 shares
Previous Short Interest: 2,899,251 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 9.55%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $307.10 million
Short Interest Ratio: 10.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 30, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 56,880,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 5.87%
Today's Trading Volume: 309,614 shares
Average Trading Volume: 450,809 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 69%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/30/2026	3,176,024 shares	$307.10 million	+9.6%	5.9%	10.07	$96.69
4/15/2026	2,899,251 shares	$275.12 million	+8.0%	5.4%	6.76	$94.89
3/31/2026	2,685,768 shares	$228.65 million	+3.0%	5.0%	6.04	$85.14
3/13/2026	2,606,930 shares	$220.69 million	+4.6%	4.8%	7.36	$84.66
2/27/2026	2,491,660 shares	$215.81 million	+0.8%	4.6%	6.86	$86.61
2/13/2026	2,471,597 shares	$240.45 million	+10.5%	4.6%	5.46	$97.29
1/30/2026	2,237,156 shares	$221.81 million	-1.3%	4.1%	5.23	$99.15
1/15/2026	2,265,693 shares	$212.49 million	+4.0%	4.2%	7.04	$93.78
12/31/2025	2,178,684 shares	$187.61 million	+4.5%	4.0%	5.67	$86.11
12/15/2025	2,084,349 shares	$179.39 million	+1.8%	3.9%	7.03	$86.07
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11/28/2025	2,047,888 shares	$176.25 million	+0.5%	3.8%	7.16	$86.07
11/14/2025	2,038,071 shares	$161.20 million	+6.3%	3.8%	7.16	$79.10
10/31/2025	1,917,195 shares	$149.51 million	+0.8%	3.6%	5.33	$77.99
10/15/2025	1,900,000 shares	$156.40 million	-2.1%	3.5%	5.4	$82.32
9/30/2025	1,940,000 shares	$164.01 million	-9.4%	3.6%	5.6	$84.54
9/15/2025	2,140,000 shares	$192.97 million	-2.3%	4.0%	5.9	$90.17
8/31/2025	2,190,000 shares	$199.49 million	-0.5%	4.1%	6.1	$91.09
8/15/2025	2,204,800 shares	$193.74 million	+0.2%	4.1%	6.2	$87.87
7/31/2025	2,200,000 shares	$189.91 million	-16.0%	4.1%	6.4	$86.32
7/15/2025	2,620,000 shares	$216.94 million	+6.9%	4.9%	7.8	$82.80
6/30/2025	2,450,000 shares	$186.35 million	-15.2%	4.5%	6.7	$76.06
6/15/2025	2,890,000 shares	$202.07 million	-5.3%	5.4%	7.9	$69.92
5/31/2025	3,050,000 shares	$212.19 million	-6.2%	5.7%	8	$69.57
5/15/2025	3,250,000 shares	$236.31 million	-2.7%	6.0%	7.9	$72.71
4/30/2025	3,340,000 shares	$212.26 million	-2.1%	6.2%	7.9	$63.55
4/15/2025	3,410,000 shares	$201.11 million	+0.6%	6.3%	7.7	$58.98
3/31/2025	3,390,000 shares	$219.13 million	-4.2%	6.6%	7.5	$64.64
3/15/2025	3,540,000 shares	$226.36 million	-9.2%	6.9%	7.9	$63.94
2/28/2025	3,900,000 shares	$260.09 million	-3.2%	7.5%	9.1	$66.69
2/15/2025	4,030,000 shares	$281.75 million	-8.0%	7.8%	9.9	$69.91
1/31/2025	4,380,000 shares	$306.73 million	-2.9%	8.5%	9.2	$70.03
1/15/2025	4,510,000 shares	$321.52 million	+3.7%	8.7%	9.8	$71.29
12/31/2024	4,350,000 shares	$303.85 million	-9.8%	8.4%	9.4	$69.85
12/15/2024	4,820,000 shares	$383.77 million	-0.6%	9.3%	10	$79.62
11/30/2024	4,850,000 shares	$401.82 million	-4.9%	9.4%	9.9	$82.85
11/15/2024	5,100,000 shares	$408.82 million	+1.4%	9.9%	9.9	$80.16
10/31/2024	5,030,000 shares	$340.48 million	-4.0%	9.8%	9.6	$67.69
10/15/2024	5,240,000 shares	$347.31 million	-0.2%	10.2%	9.5	$66.28
9/30/2024	5,250,000 shares	$330.17 million	+1.9%	10.3%	8.5	$62.89
9/15/2024	5,150,000 shares	$325.48 million	-2.7%	10.1%	8.5	$63.20
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8/31/2024	5,290,000 shares	$367.28 million	+6.4%	10.3%	8.7	$69.43
8/15/2024	4,970,000 shares	$308.64 million	-18.8%	9.7%	6.9	$62.10
7/31/2024	6,120,000 shares	$446.82 million	-10.1%	11.9%	9	$73.01
7/15/2024	6,810,000 shares	$447.76 million	-0.4%	13.3%	10.7	$65.75
6/30/2024	6,840,000 shares	$390.91 million	-2.8%	13.3%	11.7	$57.15
6/15/2024	7,040,000 shares	$367.91 million	No Change	13.7%	12.1	$52.26
5/31/2024	7,040,000 shares	$378.47 million	+14.7%	13.7%	12.1	$53.76
5/15/2024	6,140,000 shares	$378.84 million	+2.2%	12.0%	13	$61.70
4/30/2024	6,010,000 shares	$304.17 million	-5.2%	11.7%	12.1	$50.61
4/15/2024	6,340,000 shares	$313.77 million	+3.8%	12.4%	11.7	$49.49
3/31/2024	6,110,000 shares	$330.18 million	+1.0%	11.9%	10.8	$54.04
3/15/2024	6,050,000 shares	$299.08 million	+2.2%	11.8%	10.3	$49.44
2/29/2024	5,920,000 shares	$308.55 million	-0.8%	11.5%	8.6	$52.12
2/15/2024	5,970,000 shares	$329.07 million	+11.0%	11.6%	8.4	$55.12
1/31/2024	5,380,000 shares	$298.21 million	-17.7%	10.5%	6.3	$55.43
1/15/2024	6,540,000 shares	$346.42 million	-1.8%	12.6%	7.3	$52.97
12/31/2023	6,660,000 shares	$363.64 million	-4.7%	12.8%	7.5	$54.60
12/15/2023	6,990,000 shares	$369.77 million	-12.5%	13.4%	7.6	$52.90
11/30/2023	7,990,000 shares	$305.70 million	+4.0%	15.3%	9.1	$38.26
11/15/2023	7,680,000 shares	$301.98 million	+18.2%	14.8%	9.8	$39.32
10/31/2023	6,500,000 shares	$233.94 million	+6.6%	12.5%	10.1	$35.99
10/15/2023	6,100,000 shares	$217.59 million	+12.1%	11.4%	11	$35.67
9/30/2023	5,440,000 shares	$205.96 million	+5.4%	10.2%	10.9	$37.86
9/15/2023	5,160,000 shares	$218.73 million	+9.3%	9.6%	11.1	$42.39
8/31/2023	4,720,000 shares	$203.24 million	+4.0%	8.8%	11	$43.06
8/15/2023	4,540,000 shares	$188.09 million	+9.7%	8.6%	10.2	$41.43
7/31/2023	4,140,000 shares	$194.50 million	-1.2%	7.9%	9.4	$46.98
7/15/2023	4,190,000 shares	$176.73 million	+3.2%	8.0%	9.2	$42.18
6/30/2023	4,060,000 shares	$160.09 million	No Change	7.7%	8.7	$39.43
6/15/2023	4,060,000 shares	$167.27 million	-0.3%	7.7%	7.7	$41.20
5/31/2023	4,070,000 shares	$153.93 million	+0.5%	7.7%	6.4	$37.82
5/15/2023	4,050,000 shares	$150.86 million	+6.0%	7.7%	6.7	$37.25
4/30/2023	3,820,000 shares	$155.36 million	+7.3%	7.3%	6.6	$40.67
4/15/2023	3,560,000 shares	$130.65 million	+8.5%	6.7%	6.5	$36.70
3/31/2023	3,280,000 shares	$121.10 million	+25.2%	6.1%	6.3	$36.92
3/15/2023	2,620,000 shares	$98.88 million	+21.3%	4.9%	5.8	$37.74
2/28/2023	2,160,000 shares	$102.36 million	+1.9%	4.0%	7.1	$47.39
2/15/2023	2,120,000 shares	$106.68 million	No Change	4.0%	7.1	$50.32
1/31/2023	2,120,000 shares	$102.01 million	-2.8%	4.0%	6.9	$48.12
1/15/2023	2,180,000 shares	$90.25 million	+5.8%	4.1%	7.1	$41.40
12/30/2022	2,060,000 shares	$78.73 million	+7.9%	3.9%	6.7	$38.22
12/15/2022	1,910,000 shares	$69.22 million	+12.4%	3.6%	5.9	$36.24
11/30/2022	1,700,000 shares	$68.19 million	-11.0%	3.2%	5.4	$40.11
11/15/2022	1,910,000 shares	$81.44 million	-18.7%	3.6%	6.1	$42.64
10/31/2022	2,350,000 shares	$91.56 million	+4.0%	4.4%	7.5	$38.96
10/15/2022	2,260,000 shares	$82.54 million	+6.1%	4.2%	7.6	$36.52
9/30/2022	2,130,000 shares	$72.91 million	+6.0%	4.0%	7.6	$34.23
9/15/2022	2,010,000 shares	$82.07 million	+16.9%	3.8%	7.2	$40.83
8/31/2022	1,720,000 shares	$71.86 million	-9.0%	3.2%	6	$41.78
8/15/2022	1,890,000 shares	$87.62 million	-4.1%	3.6%	6.5	$46.36
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7/31/2022	1,970,000 shares	$82.27 million	+9.4%	3.7%	6.2	$41.76
7/15/2022	1,800,000 shares	$65.36 million	-7.2%	3.4%	4.8	$36.31
6/30/2022	1,940,000 shares	$69.55 million	-5.4%	3.7%	4.8	$35.85
6/15/2022	2,050,000 shares	$74.64 million	+3.5%	3.8%	5	$36.41
5/31/2022	1,980,000 shares	$76.53 million	-2.5%	3.7%	5	$38.65
5/15/2022	2,030,000 shares	$72.31 million	-3.8%	3.8%	5	$35.62
4/30/2022	2,110,000 shares	$79.93 million	+10.5%	4.0%	5.4	$37.88
4/15/2022	1,910,000 shares	$77.34 million	+1.1%	3.6%	5.1	$40.49
3/31/2022	1,890,000 shares	$87.68 million	+6.2%	3.6%	5.5	$46.39
3/15/2022	1,780,000 shares	$84.78 million	+6.6%	3.4%	5.9	$47.63
2/28/2022	1,670,000 shares	$91.42 million	-6.2%	3.1%	5.6	$54.74
2/15/2022	1,780,000 shares	$100.11 million	+1.7%	3.4%	6.3	$56.24
1/31/2022	1,750,000 shares	$90.13 million	+68.3%	3.3%	6.5	$51.50
1/15/2022	1,040,000 shares	$62.88 million	-1.9%	2.0%	4.4	$60.46
12/31/2021	1,060,000 shares	$59.26 million	-19.1%	2.0%	4.7	$55.91
12/15/2021	1,310,000 shares	$71.20 million	-5.8%	2.5%	5.6	$54.35
11/30/2021	1,390,000 shares	$78.69 million	-4.1%	2.6%	6.4	$56.61
11/15/2021	1,450,000 shares	$86.77 million	-3.3%	2.7%	6.9	$59.84
10/29/2021	1,500,000 shares	$79.50 million	-12.3%	2.8%	7.4	$53.00
10/15/2021	1,710,000 shares	$92.73 million	-9.0%	3.2%	9.1	$54.23
9/30/2021	1,880,000 shares	$96.90 million	+4.4%	3.6%	9.6	$51.54
9/15/2021	1,800,000 shares	$82.37 million	-6.3%	3.4%	8.9	$45.76
8/31/2021	1,920,000 shares	$93.08 million	+6.7%	3.6%	9	$48.48
8/13/2021	1,800,000 shares	$89.96 million	-4.8%	3.4%	8	$49.98
7/30/2021	1,890,000 shares	$90.44 million	+7.4%	3.6%	7.9	$47.85
7/15/2021	1,760,000 shares	$82.54 million	+8.0%	3.3%	7	$46.90
6/30/2021	1,630,000 shares	$75.62 million	-7.9%	3.1%	6.2	$46.39
6/15/2021	1,770,000 shares	$85.92 million	-2.2%	3.3%	6.7	$48.54
5/28/2021	1,810,000 shares	$85.81 million	+7.1%	3.4%	6.4	$47.41

AX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Axos Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,176,024 shares of AX short. 5.87% of Axos Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Axos Financial's current short interest.

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. AX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.1. Learn More on Axos Financial's short interest ratio.

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. 5.87% of Axos Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Axos Financial saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,176,024 shares, an increase of 9.5% from the previous total of 2,899,251 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.

5.87% of Axos Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Axos Financial: Cathay General Bancorp (2.72%), First Financial Bancorp. (3.82%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (3.86%), Hancock Whitney Corporation (8.69%), WSFS Financial Corporation (3.21%), Wintrust Financial Corporation (3.16%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (1.66%), F.N.B. Corporation (7.13%), Home BancShares, Inc. (5.03%), SouthState Bank Corporation (2.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Axos Financial as its price is falling. AX shares are trading down $0.02 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 Axos Financial 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 AX, 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 AX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AX:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a companyâ€™s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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This page (NYSE:AX) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Axos Financial (AX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume