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Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.90 -0.32 (-1.27%)
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Brookfield Business Partners Short Interest Data

Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) has a short interest of 9,500 shares, representing 0.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.56% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 16,638 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.56%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$238.51 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
89,376,000 shares
Float Size
86,400,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.01%
Today's Trading Volume
5,233 shares
Average Trading Volume
16,638 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
31%
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Brookfield Business Partners Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/20259,500 shares $238.51 thousand +5.6%0.0%0.5 $25.11
5/15/20259,000 shares $229.14 thousand +21.6%0.0%0.5 $25.46
4/30/20257,400 shares $163.24 thousand -28.2%0.0%0.5 $22.06
4/15/202510,300 shares $215.99 thousand -23.7%0.0%0.6 $20.97
3/31/202513,500 shares $316.64 thousand -14.0%0.0%0.8 $23.46
3/15/202515,700 shares $351.68 thousand -14.2%0.0%0.9 $22.40
2/28/202518,300 shares $455.60 thousand -7.6%0.0%1 $24.90
2/15/202519,800 shares $495.38 thousand -37.7%0.0%1.1 $25.02
1/31/202531,800 shares $697.37 thousand +55.1%0.0%1.7 $21.93
1/15/202520,500 shares $455.51 thousand -34.7%0.0%1.2 $22.22
12/31/202431,400 shares $735.39 thousand -27.2%0.0%1.9 $23.42
12/15/202443,100 shares $1.02 million -16.3%0.1%2.8 $23.68
11/30/202451,500 shares $1.36 million -32.2%0.1%3.5 $26.44
11/15/202476,000 shares $1.89 million +49.6%0.1%5.3 $24.82
10/31/202450,800 shares $1.14 million +7.4%0.1%3.6 $22.46
10/15/202447,300 shares $1.15 million -8.9%0.1%3.4 $24.22
9/30/202451,900 shares $1.23 million +11.4%0.1%3.6 $23.62
9/15/202446,600 shares $983.26 thousand +2.0%0.1%3 $21.10
8/31/202445,700 shares $932.28 thousand +88.8%0.1%2.7 $20.40
8/15/202424,200 shares $487.63 thousand +60.3%0.0%1.7 $20.15
7/31/202415,100 shares $307.74 thousand -47.0%0.0%1.2 $20.38
7/15/202428,500 shares $570 thousand +27.8%0.0%2.4 $20.00
6/30/202422,300 shares $420.36 thousand -19.5%0.0%2 $18.85
6/15/202427,700 shares $534.43 thousand +23.1%0.0%2.4 $19.29
5/31/202422,500 shares $406.80 thousand +120.6%0.0%2 $18.08
5/15/202410,200 shares $201.76 thousand -6.4%0.0%0.8 $19.78
4/30/202410,900 shares $205.03 thousand +14.7%0.0%0.8 $18.81
4/15/20249,500 shares $186.77 thousand -5.9%0.0%0.6 $19.66
3/31/202410,100 shares $223.16 thousand +36.5%0.0%0.6 $22.10
3/15/20247,400 shares $152.88 thousand -3.9%0.0%0.5 $20.66
2/29/20247,700 shares $165.24 thousand -35.3%0.0%0.5 $21.46
2/15/202411,900 shares $272.63 thousand -29.6%0.0%0.9 $22.91
1/31/202416,900 shares $365.55 thousand -54.6%0.0%1.3 $21.63
1/15/202437,200 shares $725.77 thousand +3.1%0.1%2.6 $19.51
12/31/202336,100 shares $742.94 thousand +11.4%0.1%2.6 $20.58
12/15/202332,400 shares $633.42 thousand +7.6%0.1%2.6 $19.55
11/30/202330,100 shares $496.95 thousand -36.6%0.0%2.6 $16.51
11/15/202347,500 shares $749.55 thousand +14.7%0.1%4.2 $15.78
10/31/202341,400 shares $512.53 thousand +36.6%0.1%3.7 $12.38
10/15/202330,300 shares $429.05 thousand +24.2%0.0%3.3 $14.16
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9/30/202324,400 shares $370.88 thousand +916.7%0.0%2.9 $15.20
9/15/20232,400 shares $40.73 thousand -57.9%N/A0.3 $16.97
8/31/20235,700 shares $85.84 thousand -14.9%0.0%0.6 $15.06
8/15/20236,700 shares $110.89 thousand -33.7%0.0%0.7 $16.55
7/31/202310,100 shares $172.71 thousand +18.8%0.0%1.1 $17.10
7/15/20238,500 shares $157.51 thousand -29.2%0.0%0.9 $18.53
6/30/202312,000 shares $206.76 thousand -69.7%0.0%1.2 $17.23
6/15/202339,600 shares $790.81 thousand +37.5%0.1%3.7 $19.97
5/31/202328,800 shares $537.98 thousand -7.7%0.0%2.2 $18.68
5/15/202331,200 shares $576.58 thousand +6.5%0.0%2.2 $18.48
4/30/202329,300 shares $490.67 thousand +3.9%0.0%1.8 $16.75
4/15/202328,200 shares $498.86 thousand +1.4%0.0%1.7 $17.69
3/31/202327,800 shares $517.64 thousand -79.7%0.0%1.6 $18.62
3/15/2023136,800 shares $2.30 million +6.5%0.2%5.9 $16.80
2/28/2023128,500 shares $2.31 million -5.8%0.2%5 $18.01
2/15/2023136,400 shares $2.61 million -0.9%0.2%5.1 $19.14
1/31/2023137,700 shares $2.86 million +3.1%0.2%4.9 $20.76
1/15/2023133,600 shares $2.44 million +10.1%0.2%4.8 $18.26
12/30/2022121,400 shares $2.06 million +36.4%0.2%4.2 $16.96
12/15/202289,000 shares $1.56 million +83.5%0.1%3.2 $17.49
11/30/202248,500 shares $919.56 thousand +18.0%0.1%2.6 $18.96
11/15/202241,100 shares $862.69 thousand +121.0%0.1%2.5 $20.99
10/31/202218,600 shares $421.10 thousand -25.0%0.0%1.4 $22.64
10/15/202224,800 shares $462.77 thousand +81.0%0.0%1.8 $18.66
9/30/202213,700 shares $266.60 thousand -77.7%0.0%1 $19.46
9/15/202261,300 shares $1.42 million -2.9%0.1%3.6 $23.21
8/31/202263,100 shares $1.37 million -4.1%0.1%3.2 $21.69
8/15/202265,800 shares $1.69 million +4.9%0.1%2.6 $25.66
7/31/202262,700 shares $1.23 million -19.2%0.1%1.9 $19.65
7/15/202277,600 shares $1.49 million +0.3%0.1%2.1 $19.17
6/30/202277,400 shares $1.64 million -25.7%0.1%2 $21.19
6/15/2022104,100 shares $2.42 million -16.5%0.1%2.6 $23.20
5/31/2022124,600 shares $2.93 million +9.5%0.2%3 $23.54
5/15/2022113,800 shares $2.66 million +2.2%0.2%2.9 $23.38
4/30/2022111,400 shares $2.65 million +36.9%0.2%3.4 $23.81
4/15/202281,400 shares $2.32 million +6.5%0.1%2.8 $28.55
3/31/202276,400 shares $2.35 million +2.3%0.1%3.2 $30.72
3/15/202274,700 shares $1.98 million +1,233.9%0.1%3.9 $26.47
2/28/20225,600 shares $240.69 thousand -61.6%0.0%0.4 $42.98
2/15/202214,600 shares $657 thousand +55.3%0.0%1.1 $45.00
1/31/20229,400 shares $412.57 thousand -24.2%0.0%0.7 $43.89
1/15/202212,400 shares $570.15 thousand -11.4%0.0%1 $45.98
12/31/202114,000 shares $644.70 thousand -36.1%0.0%1.1 $46.05
12/15/202121,900 shares $1.01 million +0.9%0.0%1.6 $46.29
11/30/202121,700 shares $978.89 thousand +1.4%0.0%1.3 $45.11
11/15/202121,400 shares $1.08 million +10.9%0.0%1.3 $50.58
10/29/202119,300 shares $937.79 thousand -41.7%0.0%1.1 $48.59
10/15/202133,100 shares $1.59 million +17.0%0.0%1.7 $48.13
9/30/202128,300 shares $1.30 million +103.6%0.0%1.4 $45.89
9/15/202113,900 shares $587.07 thousand +90.4%0.0%0.6 $42.24
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8/31/20217,300 shares $311.27 thousand +49.0%0.0%0.3 $42.64
8/13/20214,900 shares $201.68 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $41.16
7/15/202110,300 shares $468.75 thousand -26.4%N/A0.5 $45.51
6/30/202114,000 shares $647.36 thousand +288.9%N/A0.6 $46.24
6/15/20213,600 shares $163.44 thousand -65.4%N/A0.2 $45.40
5/28/202110,400 shares $474.14 thousand -36.6%N/A0.4 $45.59
5/14/202116,400 shares $746.69 thousand +127.8%0.0%0.6 $45.53
4/30/20217,200 shares $316.80 thousand +84.6%0.0%0.3 $44.00
4/15/20213,900 shares $156.70 thousand +77.3%N/A0.1 $40.18
3/31/20212,200 shares $86.85 thousand -48.8%N/A0.1 $39.48
3/15/20214,300 shares $172.77 thousand -75.3%0.0%0.2 $40.18
2/26/202117,400 shares $737.06 thousand +55.4%0.0%0.8 $42.36
2/12/202111,200 shares $472.64 thousand -39.1%0.0%0.5 $42.20
1/29/202118,400 shares $670.50 thousand -88.0%0.0%0.8 $36.44
1/15/2021153,400 shares $5.88 million +1.1%0.2%6.1 $38.34
12/31/2020151,800 shares $5.79 million +14.9%0.2%6.5 $38.12
12/15/2020132,100 shares $4.95 million -19.7%0.2%4.3 $37.46
11/30/2020164,600 shares $5.90 million -15.1%0.2%4.9 $35.85
11/15/2020193,800 shares $6.54 million +0.4%0.2%5.8 $33.75
10/30/2020193,100 shares $5.85 million -5.8%0.2%5.9 $30.28
10/15/2020204,900 shares $6.58 million -15.4%0.3%6.2 $32.09
9/30/2020242,100 shares $7.29 million -9.6%0.3%7.1 $30.13
9/15/2020267,800 shares $8.00 million -3.9%0.3%9.3 $29.87
8/31/2020278,600 shares $8.73 million -1.0%0.4%10 $31.32
8/14/2020281,400 shares $9.07 million +8.9%0.4%9.5 $32.24
7/31/2020258,500 shares $6.87 million -2.6%0.3%8.1 $26.58
7/15/2020265,300 shares $7.76 million -19.1%0.3%8.3 $29.26
6/30/2020327,900 shares $10.04 million -9.1%0.4%8.8 $30.61
6/15/2020360,600 shares $12.34 million -13.1%0.5%8.3 $34.22

BBU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brookfield Business Partners' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Brookfield Business Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 9,500 shares of BBU short. 0.01% of Brookfield Business Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Brookfield Business Partners' current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Brookfield Business Partners?

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. 0.01% of Brookfield Business Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Brookfield Business Partners' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Brookfield Business Partners saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,500 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the previous total of 9,000 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 Brookfield Business Partners' float size?

Brookfield Business Partners currently has issued a total of 89,376,000 shares. Some of Brookfield Business Partners' 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. Brookfield Business Partners currently has a public float of 86,400,000 shares.

How does Brookfield Business Partners' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.01% of Brookfield Business Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Brookfield Business Partners: TopBuild Corp. (3.92%), Construction Partners, Inc. (8.09%), Taylor Morrison Home Co. (2.59%), IES Holdings, Inc. (3.97%), Installed Building Products, Inc. (11.81%), Green Brick Partners, Inc. (2.88%), Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (21.17%), Century Communities, Inc. (6.61%), Limbach Holdings, Inc. (6.73%), LGI Homes, Inc. (13.78%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Brookfield Business Partners stock?

Short selling BBU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brookfield Business Partners as its price is falling. BBU shares are trading down $0.32 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 Brookfield Business Partners?

A short squeeze for Brookfield Business Partners 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 BBU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Brookfield Business Partners' 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 BBU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.



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