Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.62 +0.21 (+2.76%) As of 11:40 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Cleveland-Cliffs Short Interest DataCleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has a short interest of 74.82 million shares, representing 15.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 18.64 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest74,820,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest86,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$535.34 millionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares494,485,000 sharesFloat Size485,480,000 sharesShort Percent of Float15.41%Today's Trading Volume9,000,936 sharesAverage Trading Volume18,641,264 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average48% Short Selling Cleveland-Cliffs? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cleveland-Cliffs and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCLF Short Interest Over TimeCLF Days to Cover Over TimeCLF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cleveland-Cliffs Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/202574,820,000 shares $535.34 million -13.6%15.4%2.5 $7.16 5/31/202586,580,000 shares $506.49 million +28.6%17.8%3 $5.85 5/15/202567,320,000 shares $502.88 million -4.9%13.9%2.9 $7.47 4/30/202570,800,000 shares $583.39 million +3.2%14.6%3.1 $8.24 4/15/202568,630,000 shares $490.43 million +3.1%14.1%3.3 $7.15 3/31/202566,550,000 shares $549.37 million +14.2%13.8%3.2 $8.26 3/15/202558,280,000 shares $607.22 million +7.5%12.1%3.2 $10.42 2/28/202554,240,000 shares $587.15 million +10.6%11.2%3.1 $10.83 2/15/202549,060,000 shares $563.55 million +16.3%10.2%3.1 $11.49 1/31/202542,180,000 shares $432.56 million -8.2%8.7%2.7 $10.26 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CLF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cleveland-Cliffs and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/202545,940,000 shares $470.89 million +8.7%9.5%3.2 $10.25 12/31/202442,260,000 shares $397.24 million -22.2%8.7%3 $9.40 12/15/202454,300,000 shares $554.40 million +22.9%11.2%4 $10.21 11/30/202444,170,000 shares $549.92 million +4.1%9.1%3.4 $12.45 11/15/202442,420,000 shares $468.32 million +2.2%8.8%3.1 $11.04 10/31/202441,490,000 shares $538.75 million -0.1%8.6%3.1 $12.99 10/15/202441,510,000 shares $535.48 million -13.7%9.1%3.5 $12.90 9/30/202448,120,000 shares $614.97 million +6.1%10.5%4 $12.78 9/15/202445,350,000 shares $540.12 million +15.4%9.9%3.8 $11.91 8/31/202439,310,000 shares $513.39 million -5.9%8.6%3.5 $13.06 8/15/202441,760,000 shares $527.43 million +14.4%9.1%4.4 $12.63 7/31/202436,500,000 shares $560.64 million +4.6%8.0%4.1 $15.36 7/15/202434,910,000 shares $565.89 million -0.9%7.5%3.6 $16.21 6/30/202435,210,000 shares $541.88 million +1.2%7.6%3.9 $15.39 6/15/202434,810,000 shares $519.02 million +11.9%7.5%4 $14.91 5/31/202431,110,000 shares $537.58 million -7.0%6.7%3.9 $17.28 5/15/202433,440,000 shares $598.24 million +11.9%7.2%4.1 $17.89 4/30/202429,880,000 shares $504.67 million +5.6%6.4%3.4 $16.89 4/15/202428,290,000 shares $600.60 million -9.3%5.8%3.2 $21.23 3/31/202431,190,000 shares $709.26 million -1.9%6.4%3.6 $22.74 3/15/202431,790,000 shares $628.17 million +8.0%6.5%3.7 $19.76 2/29/202429,440,000 shares $611.76 million +0.3%6.0%3.1 $20.78 2/15/202429,340,000 shares $586.07 million +21.2%6.0%3.2 $19.98 1/31/202424,210,000 shares $485.17 million -11.6%4.9%2.7 $20.04 1/15/202427,370,000 shares $506.89 million -7.0%5.5%2.9 $18.52 12/31/202329,440,000 shares $601.16 million -27.6%6.0%3.1 $20.42 12/15/202340,660,000 shares $760.14 million -2.1%8.2%4.2 $18.70 11/30/202341,540,000 shares $712.83 million -4.1%8.4%4.5 $17.16 11/15/202343,330,000 shares $737.69 million -4.1%8.8%4.7 $17.03 10/31/202345,180,000 shares $758.12 million +2.8%9.1%4.1 $16.78The $7 company helping Nvidia build the world’s first trillion-dollar robot … (Ad)Michael Robinson has been at the forefront of the technology market for over 40 years. 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Click here to find out more. 9/15/202145,000,000 shares $1.04 billion +4.4%10.0%1.8 $23.02 8/31/202143,110,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.2%9.5%1.6 $23.47 8/13/202144,520,000 shares $1.15 billion -4.9%9.9%1.6 $25.84 7/30/202146,830,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.8%10.4%1.7 $25.00 7/15/202144,260,000 shares $956.90 million -0.1%9.8%1.6 $21.62 6/30/202144,320,000 shares $955.54 million -7.0%9.8%1.6 $21.56 6/15/202147,630,000 shares $1.09 billion -9.2%10.6%1.8 $22.86 5/28/202152,480,000 shares $1.06 billion +12.8%11.6%2.3 $20.12 5/14/202146,510,000 shares $920.90 million +2.1%N/A2 $19.80 4/30/202145,560,000 shares $792.29 million +8.8%N/A2 $17.39 4/15/202141,890,000 shares $775.38 million +6.7%N/A2.1 $18.51 3/31/202139,270,000 shares $677.01 million -9.1%N/A2 $17.24 3/15/202143,200,000 shares $757.73 million -14.8%N/A2.4 $17.54 2/26/202150,720,000 shares $730.88 million +0.1%N/A2.9 $14.41 2/12/202150,680,000 shares $847.37 million -1.6%N/A3.3 $16.72 1/29/202151,520,000 shares $825.87 million -12.7%N/A3.9 $16.03 1/15/202158,980,000 shares $1.07 billion +2.8%N/A4.7 $18.15 12/31/202057,360,000 shares $833.44 million +2.3%N/A4.9 $14.53 12/15/202056,060,000 shares $734.95 million -4.0%N/A4.8 $13.11 11/30/202058,390,000 shares $659.22 million -9.0%N/A5.2 $11.29 11/15/202064,130,000 shares $545.11 million +0.3%N/A6.1 $8.50 10/30/202063,930,000 shares $530.62 million -12.7%N/A6.5 $8.30 10/15/202073,260,000 shares $543.59 million -3.4%N/A7.3 $7.42 9/30/202075,820,000 shares $486.76 million -4.0%N/A7.3 $6.42 9/15/202078,950,000 shares $506.86 million -12.6%N/A8.5 $6.42 8/31/202090,310,000 shares $594.24 million +0.8%N/A9.2 $6.58 8/14/202089,620,000 shares $549.37 million -7.6%N/A8.4 $6.13 7/31/202096,940,000 shares $502.15 million -0.9%N/A8.2 $5.18 7/15/202097,860,000 shares $588.14 million -7.8%N/A8.1 $6.01 6/30/2020106,140,000 shares $573.16 million +8.3%N/A8.3 $5.40 CLF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cleveland-Cliffs' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cleveland-Cliffs shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 74,820,000 shares of CLF short. 15.41% of Cleveland-Cliffs' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cleveland-Cliffs' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cleveland-Cliffs? 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. CLF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Cleveland-Cliffs's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cleveland-Cliffs? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cleveland-Cliffs: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cleveland-Cliffs? 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. 15.41% of Cleveland-Cliffs' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cleveland-Cliffs' short interest increasing or decreasing? Cleveland-Cliffs saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 74,820,000 shares, a drop of 13.6% from the previous total of 86,580,000 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 Cleveland-Cliffs' float size? Cleveland-Cliffs currently has issued a total of 494,485,000 shares. Some of Cleveland-Cliffs' 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. Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a public float of 485,480,000 shares. How does Cleveland-Cliffs' short interest compare to its competitors? 15.41% of Cleveland-Cliffs' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cleveland-Cliffs: Carpenter Technology Corporation (9.95%), United States Steel Corporation (9.91%), ATI Inc. (3.07%), Commercial Metals Company (3.93%), Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (2.57%), Radius Recycling, Inc. (5.20%), Olympic Steel, Inc. (3.20%), Nucor Corporation (2.97%), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (2.40%), Reliance, Inc. (2.39%), 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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cleveland-Cliffs stock? Short selling CLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cleveland-Cliffs as its price is falling. CLF shares are trading down $0.04 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 Cleveland-Cliffs? A short squeeze for Cleveland-Cliffs 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 CLF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cleveland-Cliffs' 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 CLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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