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Citizens (CIA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$3.57 +0.09 (+2.70%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$3.59 +0.02 (+0.45%)
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Citizens Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Citizens (CIA) had a short interest of 4.35 million shares sold short, representing 7.95% of the public float. This marks a -0.60% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 35.7, meaning it would take 35.7 days of the average trading volume of 119,912 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,349,418 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,375,695 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.60%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$16.31 million
Short Interest Ratio
35.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
55,970,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.95%
Today's Trading Volume
327,795 shares
Average Trading Volume
119,912 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
273%
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Citizens Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20264,349,418 shares $16.31 million -0.6%7.9%35.72 $3.75
8/14/20264,375,695 shares $17.44 million +6.0%8.0%22.16 $3.99
7/31/20264,126,926 shares $19.50 million +8.0%8.4%38.16 $4.73
7/15/20263,821,767 shares $21.26 million +2.0%7.8%38.37 $5.56
6/30/20263,746,127 shares $21.47 million +0.9%7.6%19.15 $5.73
6/15/20263,713,116 shares $20.76 million +0.3%7.5%40.53 $5.59
5/29/20263,701,465 shares $19.28 million +2.7%7.5%39.16 $5.21
5/15/20263,605,113 shares $18.80 million -3.2%7.3%43.26 $5.21
4/30/20263,725,215 shares $20.08 million -1.5%7.5%48.18 $5.39
4/15/20263,780,157 shares $20.39 million -3.0%7.7%37.18 $5.40
3/31/20263,896,787 shares $19.60 million +8.6%7.9%26.78 $5.03
3/13/20263,587,825 shares $16.58 million -4.7%7.2%18.42 $4.62
2/27/20263,766,018 shares $20.45 million -5.0%7.7%48.1 $5.43
2/13/20263,964,225 shares $23.77 million -4.7%8.1%40.78 $6.00
1/30/20264,160,596 shares $23.32 million +2.6%8.4%53.37 $5.60
1/15/20264,056,516 shares $22.25 million -5.9%8.2%56.37 $5.49
12/31/20254,312,770 shares $20.79 million -1.9%8.7%36.42 $4.82
12/15/20254,393,988 shares $23.55 million +1.7%8.9%47.18 $5.36
11/28/20254,320,622 shares $25.75 million +3.9%8.7%39.09 $5.96
11/14/20254,160,168 shares $23.43 million -1.2%8.4%37.32 $5.63
10/31/20254,211,717 shares $23.50 million -2.3%8.5%36.07 $5.58
10/15/20254,310,000 shares $25.47 million -5.1%9.7%28.6 $5.91
9/30/20254,540,000 shares $23.88 million -1.5%10.2%28.6 $5.26
9/15/20254,610,000 shares $25.01 million -5.7%10.4%17.1 $5.43
8/31/20254,890,000 shares $25.79 million -5.2%11.0%18.5 $5.28
8/15/20255,160,000 shares $26.47 million -4.6%11.6%19.2 $5.13
7/31/20255,410,000 shares $20.72 million -1.1%12.1%21.1 $3.83
7/15/20255,470,000 shares $18.05 million -0.6%12.3%23.4 $3.30
6/30/20255,500,000 shares $19.42 million +7.2%12.4%24 $3.53
6/15/20255,130,000 shares $18.11 million -1.2%11.5%41.5 $3.53
5/31/20255,190,000 shares $19.10 million +2.0%11.6%45.3 $3.68
5/15/20255,090,000 shares $20.97 million +3.3%11.4%47.7 $4.12
4/30/20254,930,000 shares $19.87 million +1.0%11.1%43.7 $4.03
4/15/20254,880,000 shares $20.84 million +4.1%11.0%42 $4.27
3/31/20254,690,000 shares $21.32 million +5.6%10.5%39.6 $4.55
3/15/20254,440,000 shares $20.82 million +0.9%9.9%40.3 $4.69
2/28/20254,400,000 shares $21.19 million +2.3%9.8%41.8 $4.82
2/15/20254,300,000 shares $23.18 million +1.7%9.6%42.1 $5.39
1/31/20254,230,000 shares $20.85 million -1.4%9.5%43.5 $4.93
1/15/20254,290,000 shares $18.19 million +1.7%9.6%43 $4.24
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12/31/20244,220,000 shares $16.92 million +4.2%9.4%35.6 $4.01
12/15/20244,050,000 shares $16.77 million -1.5%9.1%34.1 $4.14
11/30/20244,110,000 shares $18.41 million +1.0%9.2%34.8 $4.48
11/15/20244,070,000 shares $18.62 million -2.2%9.1%33.9 $4.58
10/31/20244,160,000 shares $19.68 million +1.0%9.3%35.7 $4.73
10/15/20244,120,000 shares $19.94 million -1.0%9.2%40.4 $4.84
9/30/20244,160,000 shares $15.06 million No Change9.3%52.1 $3.62
9/15/20244,160,000 shares $13.02 million +3.0%9.3%69.8 $3.13
8/31/20244,040,000 shares $11.64 million -1.5%9.1%78.3 $2.88
8/15/20244,100,000 shares $11.48 million +3.0%9.2%88.7 $2.80
7/31/20243,980,000 shares $10.31 million +2.8%8.9%75 $2.59
7/15/20243,870,000 shares $10.22 million +1.8%8.7%66.5 $2.64
6/30/20243,800,000 shares $10.34 million +1.1%8.5%65.5 $2.72
6/15/20243,760,000 shares $10.68 million -3.6%8.4%59.7 $2.84
5/31/20243,900,000 shares $11.12 million -8.5%8.7%60.8 $2.85
5/15/20244,260,000 shares $10.74 million +0.7%9.5%63.6 $2.52
4/30/20244,230,000 shares $9.43 million No Change9.5%69.6 $2.23
4/15/20244,230,000 shares $8.42 million +2.7%9.5%79.4 $1.99
3/31/20244,120,000 shares $8.82 million +4.3%9.2%75.9 $2.14
3/15/20243,950,000 shares $8.61 million +1.8%8.8%72.5 $2.18
2/29/20243,880,000 shares $10.90 million +2.7%8.7%74 $2.81
2/15/20243,780,000 shares $10.51 million +1.3%8.4%72.6 $2.78
1/31/20243,730,000 shares $10.56 million +2.2%8.3%72.9 $2.83
1/15/20243,650,000 shares $9.93 million +5.2%8.2%64.3 $2.72
12/31/20233,470,000 shares $9.33 million +3.6%7.7%58.8 $2.69
12/15/20233,350,000 shares $9.82 million +4.0%7.5%57.6 $2.93
11/30/20233,220,000 shares $10.63 million -7.7%7.2%60.1 $3.30
11/15/20233,490,000 shares $11.10 million +2.4%7.8%70.2 $3.18
10/31/20233,410,000 shares $10.30 million +3.3%7.6%69.5 $3.02
10/15/20233,300,000 shares $9.83 million +2.8%7.4%73.7 $2.98
9/30/20233,210,000 shares $9.15 million +0.3%7.2%77.3 $2.85
9/15/20233,200,000 shares $9.71 million +1.6%7.1%83.8 $3.04
8/31/20233,150,000 shares $9.72 million No Change7.0%69.3 $3.09
8/15/20233,150,000 shares $9.45 million +1.9%7.0%35.7 $3.00
7/31/20233,090,000 shares $7.97 million +0.3%6.9%32.6 $2.58
7/15/20233,080,000 shares $7.55 million +2.3%6.8%29.6 $2.45
6/30/20233,010,000 shares $7.25 million +0.3%6.7%26.9 $2.41
6/15/20233,000,000 shares $6.90 million +14.1%6.7%27 $2.30
5/31/20232,630,000 shares $5.55 million +15.9%5.8%23.8 $2.11
5/15/20232,270,000 shares $4.68 million -3.0%5.0%34.6 $2.06
4/30/20232,340,000 shares $4.38 million -2.5%5.2%42.6 $1.87
4/15/20232,400,000 shares $5.62 million +2.1%5.3%49.6 $2.34
3/31/20232,350,000 shares $8.72 million +8.3%5.2%56.9 $3.71
3/15/20232,170,000 shares $6.60 million +3.3%4.8%55.9 $3.04
2/28/20232,100,000 shares $6.20 million +1.5%4.6%53.3 $2.95
2/15/20232,070,000 shares $5.69 million +3.5%4.6%50.9 $2.75
1/31/20232,000,000 shares $4.80 million +3.1%4.4%40.7 $2.40
1/15/20231,940,000 shares $4.77 million +7.8%4.3%40.2 $2.46
12/30/20221,800,000 shares $3.83 million +8.4%4.0%35.7 $2.13
12/15/20221,660,000 shares $3.69 million -43.3%3.7%33.3 $2.22
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11/30/20222,930,000 shares $8.03 million +3.2%6.4%61.7 $2.74
11/15/20222,840,000 shares $9.83 million +2.9%6.3%62.3 $3.46
10/31/20222,760,000 shares $7.42 million +1.5%6.1%63.6 $2.69
10/15/20222,720,000 shares $9.14 million +1.9%6.0%56.5 $3.36
9/30/20222,670,000 shares $8.92 million -0.4%5.9%51.4 $3.34
9/15/20222,680,000 shares $9.65 million +1.1%5.9%15.9 $3.60
8/31/20222,650,000 shares $10.04 million +0.4%5.8%13.5 $3.79
8/15/20222,640,000 shares $10.45 million No Change5.8%11.5 $3.96
7/31/20222,640,000 shares $10.22 million +0.4%5.8%10.3 $3.87
7/15/20222,630,000 shares $10.28 million -7.4%5.8%9.6 $3.91
6/30/20222,840,000 shares $11.90 million -38.4%6.2%10 $4.19
6/15/20224,610,000 shares $17.79 million +2.2%10.1%16.5 $3.86
5/31/20224,510,000 shares $14.97 million +7.9%9.9%28.7 $3.32
5/15/20224,180,000 shares $13.17 million +6.4%9.2%32.2 $3.15
4/30/20223,930,000 shares $11.75 million -0.8%8.6%36 $2.99
4/15/20223,960,000 shares $16.87 million -3.4%8.9%42.4 $4.26
3/31/20224,100,000 shares $17.38 million -2.8%9.2%51.1 $4.24
3/15/20224,220,000 shares $17.94 million -3.4%9.5%58.6 $4.25
2/28/20224,370,000 shares $18.57 million +0.2%9.8%64.4 $4.25
2/15/20224,360,000 shares $19.36 million -0.2%9.8%66.5 $4.44
1/31/20224,370,000 shares $20.76 million +1.4%9.8%68 $4.75
1/15/20224,310,000 shares $21.94 million +1.2%9.7%65.3 $5.09
12/31/20214,260,000 shares $22.62 million +1.7%9.6%69.8 $5.31
12/15/20214,190,000 shares $24.47 million -0.2%9.4%66.9 $5.84
11/30/20214,200,000 shares $23.81 million +0.2%9.5%58.3 $5.67
11/15/20214,190,000 shares $27.03 million -1.4%9.4%56.1 $6.45
10/29/20214,250,000 shares $27.37 million -1.6%9.6%56.1 $6.44
10/15/20214,320,000 shares $27.30 million -3.6%9.8%62.8 $6.32
9/30/20214,480,000 shares $27.82 million -4.3%10.1%60.2 $6.21

CIA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Citizens shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 4,349,418 shares of CIA short. 7.95% of Citizens' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citizens' 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. CIA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 35.7. Learn More on Citizens'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. 7.95% of Citizens' floating shares are currently sold short.

Citizens saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,349,418 shares, a drop of 0.6% from the previous total of 4,375,695 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.

7.95% of Citizens' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Citizens: Security National Financial Corporation (1.32%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.94%), MetLife, Inc. (1.85%), Aflac Incorporated (2.21%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (1.02%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (3.93%), Prudential Public Limited Company (0.05%), Principal Financial Group, Inc. (4.74%), Aegon NV (0.18%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.73%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citizens as its price is falling. CIA shares are trading up $0.09 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 Citizens 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 CIA, 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 CIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

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

  • 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:CIA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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