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BankUnited (BKU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$43.84 -0.28 (-0.62%)
Closing price 11/11/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$43.85 +0.02 (+0.03%)
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BankUnited Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, BankUnited (BKU) had a short interest of 4.08 million shares sold short, representing 5.79% of the public float. This marks a 5.44% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, meaning it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.08 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,083,142 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,872,357 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
5.44%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$175.37 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
69,330,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.79%
Today's Trading Volume
832,009 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,080,934 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
77%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/20264,083,142 shares $175.37 million +5.4%5.8%3.86 $42.95
10/15/20263,872,357 shares $162.47 million +5.5%5.5%4.14 $41.96
9/30/20263,669,159 shares $154.67 million +10.0%5.2%3.34 $42.16
9/15/20263,336,570 shares $148.78 million +16.3%4.7%3.61 $44.59
8/31/20262,868,053 shares $130.15 million +3.4%4.1%5.03 $45.38
8/14/20262,773,673 shares $133.94 million +3.6%3.9%5.54 $48.29
7/31/20262,678,249 shares $124.92 million -14.8%3.8%2.07 $46.64
7/15/20263,144,401 shares $152.23 million -0.9%4.4%3.58 $48.41
6/30/20263,172,246 shares $153.89 million +16.1%4.4%2.23 $48.51
6/15/20262,733,509 shares $131.37 million -4.9%3.8%4.29 $48.06
5/29/20262,874,629 shares $133.32 million +0.4%4.0%6.01 $46.38
5/15/20262,864,027 shares $129.38 million -22.1%4.0%4.49 $45.17
4/30/20263,675,870 shares $170.81 million +3.3%5.1%3.61 $46.47
4/15/20263,560,162 shares $168.78 million +32.0%4.9%3.99 $47.41
3/31/20262,696,741 shares $121.77 million -0.9%3.7%3.03 $45.16
3/13/20262,722,388 shares $116.39 million +2.3%3.7%2.92 $42.75
2/27/20262,660,175 shares $124.11 million +5.5%3.7%3.51 $46.66
2/13/20262,522,623 shares $122.98 million +0.9%3.5%2.72 $48.75
1/30/20262,500,440 shares $118.72 million +19.5%3.4%2.06 $47.48
1/15/20262,093,131 shares $97.73 million -7.9%2.8%2.46 $46.69
12/31/20252,271,437 shares $101.22 million -17.1%3.1%3.46 $44.56
12/15/20252,738,293 shares $125.69 million -10.5%3.7%2.8 $45.90
11/28/20253,060,417 shares $132.24 million +16.0%4.1%2.67 $43.21
11/14/20252,638,700 shares $104.61 million -10.3%3.5%3.11 $39.64
10/31/20252,940,987 shares $117.74 million +21.7%4.0%2.18 $40.03
10/15/20252,420,000 shares $94.31 million +1.3%3.3%2.8 $38.97
9/30/20252,390,000 shares $91.15 million +12.2%3.2%2.9 $38.14
9/15/20252,130,000 shares $81.42 million -1.8%2.9%2.8 $38.23
8/31/20252,170,000 shares $85.00 million -14.6%2.9%2.9 $39.17
8/15/20252,540,000 shares $95.43 million -9.6%3.4%3.3 $37.57
7/31/20252,810,000 shares $102.45 million -12.5%3.8%3.5 $36.46
7/15/20253,210,000 shares $116.56 million -9.3%4.3%3.8 $36.31
6/30/20253,540,000 shares $126.20 million +14.2%4.8%4.1 $35.65
6/15/20253,100,000 shares $104.41 million +16.1%4.2%3.6 $33.68
5/31/20252,670,000 shares $90.81 million -7.0%3.6%3 $34.01
5/15/20252,870,000 shares $104.04 million -7.4%3.9%3.2 $36.25
4/30/20253,100,000 shares $101.49 million +7.3%4.2%3.6 $32.74
4/15/20252,890,000 shares $88.05 million +26.8%3.9%3.4 $30.47
3/31/20252,280,000 shares $78.53 million -9.9%3.1%2.8 $34.44
3/15/20252,530,000 shares $87.17 million +2.4%3.4%3.2 $34.46
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2/28/20252,470,000 shares $92.65 million -0.4%3.3%3.4 $37.51
2/15/20252,480,000 shares $100.80 million -3.5%3.4%3.7 $40.64
1/31/20252,570,000 shares $105.60 million +14.7%3.5%3.5 $41.09
1/15/20252,240,000 shares $89.00 million -4.3%3.0%2.9 $39.73
12/31/20242,340,000 shares $89.32 million -2.1%3.2%3.1 $38.17
12/15/20242,390,000 shares $96.91 million +3.5%3.2%3.1 $40.55
11/30/20242,310,000 shares $97.18 million +4.1%3.1%2.8 $42.07
11/15/20242,220,000 shares $90.38 million -8.6%3.0%2.7 $40.71
10/31/20242,430,000 shares $85.88 million -7.6%3.3%3.2 $35.34
10/15/20242,630,000 shares $97.94 million +6.1%3.6%3.5 $37.24
9/30/20242,480,000 shares $90.37 million -14.8%3.4%3 $36.44
9/15/20242,910,000 shares $104.85 million No Change3.9%3.7 $36.03
8/31/20242,910,000 shares $111.83 million -4.6%3.9%3.9 $38.43
8/15/20243,050,000 shares $110.87 million +1.3%4.1%3.9 $36.35
7/31/20243,010,000 shares $115.95 million -3.5%4.1%3.8 $38.52
7/15/20243,120,000 shares $102.30 million +0.7%4.2%4 $32.79
6/30/20243,100,000 shares $90.74 million -4.3%4.2%4.4 $29.27
6/15/20243,240,000 shares $87.64 million -1.5%4.4%4.7 $27.05
5/31/20243,290,000 shares $94.39 million +2.8%4.4%4.6 $28.69
5/15/20243,200,000 shares $96.70 million +1.6%4.3%4.2 $30.22
4/30/20243,150,000 shares $84.14 million -17.1%4.3%3.9 $26.71
4/15/20243,800,000 shares $94.77 million +9.5%5.2%4.3 $24.94
3/31/20243,470,000 shares $97.16 million +5.8%4.7%3.9 $28.00
3/15/20243,280,000 shares $87.05 million +1.2%4.5%3.6 $26.54
2/29/20243,240,000 shares $86.86 million -14.5%4.4%3.4 $26.81
2/15/20243,790,000 shares $104.45 million -9.8%5.2%4.1 $27.56
1/31/20244,200,000 shares $118.69 million -17.3%5.7%4.7 $28.26
1/15/20245,080,000 shares $151.49 million +9.5%6.9%5.9 $29.82
12/31/20234,640,000 shares $150.48 million -19.6%6.3%5.6 $32.43
12/15/20235,770,000 shares $189.72 million +2.7%7.8%6.8 $32.88
11/30/20235,620,000 shares $155.06 million -1.9%7.6%6.7 $27.59
11/15/20235,730,000 shares $148.01 million +3.8%7.8%7.4 $25.83
10/31/20235,520,000 shares $120.39 million +13.1%7.5%7.3 $21.81
10/15/20234,880,000 shares $105.31 million -3.4%6.6%6.3 $21.58
9/30/20235,050,000 shares $114.64 million -5.6%6.9%6.3 $22.70
9/15/20235,350,000 shares $130.01 million -2.9%7.3%6.5 $24.30
8/31/20235,510,000 shares $144.64 million -5.3%7.5%6.6 $26.25
8/15/20235,820,000 shares $156.73 million -7.8%7.9%6.3 $26.93
7/31/20236,310,000 shares $188.29 million -8.3%8.6%6.1 $29.84
7/15/20236,880,000 shares $159.07 million -4.2%9.3%5.8 $23.12
6/30/20237,180,000 shares $154.80 million +8.3%9.8%6.2 $21.56
6/15/20236,630,000 shares $153.62 million +0.2%9.0%5.6 $23.17
5/31/20236,620,000 shares $125.32 million +1.9%9.0%4.7 $18.93
5/15/20236,500,000 shares $114.66 million +22.2%8.8%4.7 $17.64
4/30/20235,320,000 shares $119.97 million -8.1%7.2%4.2 $22.55
4/15/20235,790,000 shares $118.87 million +6.8%7.8%5.2 $20.53
3/31/20235,420,000 shares $122.38 million +13.9%7.3%5.1 $22.58
3/15/20234,760,000 shares $110.15 million -3.8%6.4%4.8 $23.14
2/28/20234,950,000 shares $175.33 million +3.3%6.7%7.5 $35.42
2/15/20234,790,000 shares $185.42 million -0.2%6.3%7.7 $38.71
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1/31/20234,800,000 shares $180.67 million +17.7%6.3%8 $37.64
1/15/20234,080,000 shares $143.70 million +1.5%5.3%6.9 $35.22
12/30/20224,020,000 shares $136.56 million +2.8%5.3%7 $33.97
12/15/20223,910,000 shares $127.58 million -0.3%5.1%6.9 $32.63
11/30/20223,920,000 shares $143.94 million -9.9%5.1%6.5 $36.72
11/15/20224,350,000 shares $166.30 million -4.6%5.7%7 $38.23
10/31/20224,560,000 shares $163.93 million +7.6%6.0%7.4 $35.95
10/15/20224,240,000 shares $149.42 million +10.1%5.5%6.7 $35.24
9/30/20223,850,000 shares $131.55 million -7.2%5.0%6.4 $34.17
9/15/20224,150,000 shares $156.04 million -3.7%5.4%6.8 $37.60
8/31/20224,310,000 shares $159.69 million +7.0%5.6%6.8 $37.05
8/15/20224,030,000 shares $164.91 million +10.4%5.2%6 $40.92
7/31/20223,650,000 shares $141.80 million +0.6%N/A4.6 $38.85
7/15/20223,630,000 shares $127.85 million -2.9%N/A4.2 $35.22
6/30/20223,740,000 shares $133.03 million -9.4%N/A4.1 $35.57
6/15/20224,130,000 shares $150.83 million +1.7%N/A4 $36.52
5/31/20224,060,000 shares $169.14 million +7.4%5.0%4.1 $41.66
5/15/20223,780,000 shares $145.23 million +4.7%4.7%3.7 $38.42
4/30/20223,610,000 shares $135.52 million +13.9%4.3%3.8 $37.54
4/15/20223,170,000 shares $133.77 million -2.5%3.8%3.2 $42.20
3/31/20223,250,000 shares $142.87 million -1.5%3.9%3.4 $43.96
3/15/20223,300,000 shares $138.77 million +6.5%3.9%4 $42.05
2/28/20223,100,000 shares $137.02 million +2.3%3.7%3.7 $44.20
2/15/20223,030,000 shares $133.87 million -5.9%3.6%3.8 $44.18
1/31/20223,220,000 shares $134.44 million +8.1%3.8%4.1 $41.75
1/15/20222,980,000 shares $138.18 million +4.2%3.5%4 $46.37
12/31/20212,860,000 shares $121.01 million -8.0%3.2%4 $42.31
12/15/20213,110,000 shares $127.42 million +19.2%3.5%4.3 $40.97
11/30/20212,610,000 shares $103.46 million +11.1%3.0%3.8 $39.64
11/15/20212,350,000 shares $101.29 million -15.8%2.7%3.6 $43.10

BKU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of BankUnited shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, traders have sold 4,083,142 shares of BKU short. 5.79% of BankUnited's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BankUnited'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. BKU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.9. Learn More on BankUnited'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. 5.79% of BankUnited's floating shares are currently sold short.

BankUnited saw an increase in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,083,142 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the previous total of 3,872,357 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.

5.79% of BankUnited's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to BankUnited: Cathay General Bancorp (5.39%), Hancock Whitney Corporation (8.08%), Old National Bancorp (5.87%), United Bankshares, Inc. (4.65%), Valley National Bancorp (11.01%), WSFS Financial Corporation (5.27%), Ameris Bancorp (4.01%), Associated Banc-Corp (4.43%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (3.79%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BankUnited as its price is falling. BKU shares are trading down $0.28 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 BankUnited 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 BKU, 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 BKU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 company’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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Short interest data for NYSE:BKU is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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