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Capital One Financial (COF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Capital One Financial Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Capital One Financial (COF) had a short interest of 8.22 million shares sold short, representing 1.33% of the public float. This marks a 11.53% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, meaning it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 5.22 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,223,331 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,373,447 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.53%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.58 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
622,290,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.33%
Today's Trading Volume
1,365,864 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,219,903 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Capital One Financial 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
4/30/20268,223,331 shares $1.58 billion +11.5%1.3%1.92 $192.12
4/15/20267,373,447 shares $1.50 billion -6.6%1.2%1.77 $203.26
3/31/20267,890,644 shares $1.44 billion -5.2%1.3%1.58 $182.18
3/13/20268,322,247 shares $1.50 billion -5.0%1.4%1.41 $179.76
2/27/20268,761,334 shares $1.71 billion +8.4%1.4%1.49 $195.26
2/13/20268,084,093 shares $1.68 billion -4.4%1.3%1.59 $207.60
1/30/20268,458,162 shares $1.85 billion -1.8%1.3%1.23 $218.97
1/15/20268,616,256 shares $2.04 billion -0.6%1.4%1.43 $236.98
12/31/20258,669,612 shares $2.10 billion -8.8%1.4%3.29 $242.52
12/15/20259,500,495 shares $2.28 billion +19.6%1.5%2.44 $239.93
11/28/20257,941,602 shares $1.73 billion -11.5%1.3%1.84 $218.09
11/14/20258,974,517 shares $1.89 billion +27.0%1.4%2.63 $210.74
10/31/20257,069,427 shares $1.56 billion +4.6%1.1%1.63 $220.10
10/15/20256,760,000 shares $1.45 billion -5.5%1.1%1.9 $214.98
9/30/20257,150,000 shares $1.52 billion -20.2%N/A2.1 $212.50
9/15/20258,960,000 shares $2.03 billion +13.0%N/A2.6 $226.39
8/31/20257,930,000 shares $1.80 billion -16.4%1.3%2.2 $227.43
8/15/20259,480,000 shares $2.04 billion +8.2%N/A2.4 $215.48
7/31/20258,760,000 shares $1.88 billion +4.0%1.4%2 $215.02
7/15/20258,420,000 shares $1.81 billion +7.5%N/A1.8 $215.48
6/30/20257,830,000 shares $1.67 billion -8.6%2.1%1.6 $212.86
6/15/20258,570,000 shares $1.65 billion -1.0%2.3%1.7 $192.49
5/31/20258,660,000 shares $1.64 billion -69.0%2.3%1.6 $189.13
5/15/202527,890,000 shares $5.51 billion +12.6%7.4%5 $197.40
4/30/202524,780,000 shares $4.47 billion +9.0%6.6%5.1 $180.32
4/15/202522,740,000 shares $3.72 billion +7.7%6.0%4.7 $163.56
3/31/202521,120,000 shares $3.79 billion -10.9%5.6%4.7 $179.59
3/15/202523,700,000 shares $4.08 billion +9.7%6.3%6.3 $172.06
2/28/202521,610,000 shares $4.33 billion +10.8%5.7%6.4 $200.57
2/15/202519,500,000 shares $3.94 billion +15.1%5.2%6.5 $202.25
1/31/202516,940,000 shares $3.46 billion +1.9%4.5%5.5 $204.02
1/15/202516,620,000 shares $3.17 billion +3.6%4.4%5.2 $190.79
12/31/202416,050,000 shares $2.86 billion +2.9%4.3%5.6 $178.32
12/15/202415,600,000 shares $2.88 billion -4.1%4.1%5.5 $184.53
11/30/202416,260,000 shares $3.12 billion +3.5%4.3%5.7 $192.01
11/15/202415,710,000 shares $2.91 billion +40.6%4.2%5.6 $185.12
10/31/202411,170,000 shares $1.82 billion +8.9%3.0%4.3 $162.79
10/15/202410,260,000 shares $1.61 billion +4.1%2.7%4.6 $156.73
9/30/20249,860,000 shares $1.48 billion +9.3%2.6%4.3 $149.73
9/15/20249,020,000 shares $1.25 billion -1.4%2.4%3.7 $138.97
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8/31/20249,150,000 shares $1.34 billion +5.5%2.4%3.8 $146.93
8/15/20248,670,000 shares $1.19 billion -0.5%2.3%3.6 $137.14
7/31/20248,710,000 shares $1.32 billion +1.6%2.3%3.6 $151.39
7/15/20248,570,000 shares $1.24 billion -8.5%2.3%3.6 $144.61
6/30/20249,370,000 shares $1.30 billion -2.6%2.5%4.1 $138.45
6/15/20249,620,000 shares $1.29 billion -7.1%2.6%4.3 $133.70
5/31/202410,360,000 shares $1.43 billion -10.2%2.8%4.6 $137.63
5/15/202411,540,000 shares $1.67 billion -6.9%3.1%5 $144.35
4/30/202412,400,000 shares $1.78 billion -2.5%3.3%4.7 $143.45
4/15/202412,720,000 shares $1.77 billion +12.6%3.4%4.7 $139.18
3/31/202411,300,000 shares $1.68 billion -5.4%3.0%4.2 $148.89
3/15/202411,940,000 shares $1.62 billion +12.5%3.2%4.5 $135.58
2/29/202410,610,000 shares $1.46 billion +71.7%2.8%3.7 $137.61
2/15/20246,180,000 shares $842.83 million +2.8%1.7%2.2 $136.38
1/31/20246,010,000 shares $813.27 million -18.0%1.6%2.3 $135.32
1/15/20247,330,000 shares $936.04 million No Change2.0%2.7 $127.70
12/31/20237,330,000 shares $961.11 million -9.2%2.0%2.8 $131.12
12/15/20238,070,000 shares $1.05 billion -5.2%2.2%3.1 $129.68
11/30/20238,510,000 shares $950.23 million -1.4%2.3%3.5 $111.66
11/15/20238,630,000 shares $914.78 million -24.0%2.3%3.8 $106.00
10/31/202311,350,000 shares $1.15 billion +28.5%3.0%5.1 $101.29
10/15/20238,830,000 shares $840.62 million -8.3%2.4%4.2 $95.20
9/30/20239,630,000 shares $934.59 million +11.7%2.6%4.3 $97.05
9/15/20238,620,000 shares $900.45 million +10.7%2.3%3.9 $104.46
8/31/20237,790,000 shares $797.62 million +13.4%2.1%3.4 $102.39
8/15/20236,870,000 shares $734.54 million -9.3%1.8%2.7 $106.92
7/31/20237,570,000 shares $885.84 million -4.1%2.0%2.6 $117.02
7/15/20237,890,000 shares $880.13 million -1.0%2.1%2.5 $111.55
6/30/20237,970,000 shares $871.68 million -14.8%2.1%2.6 $109.37
6/15/20239,350,000 shares $1.04 billion +4.7%2.5%3 $111.65
5/31/20238,930,000 shares $930.60 million +8.4%2.4%2.5 $104.21
5/15/20238,240,000 shares $734.35 million +7.6%2.2%2.4 $89.12
4/30/20237,660,000 shares $745.32 million -0.8%2.0%2.5 $97.30
4/15/20237,720,000 shares $745.60 million +11.9%2.1%2.3 $96.58
3/31/20236,900,000 shares $663.50 million +7.5%1.8%2 $96.16
3/15/20236,420,000 shares $596.61 million +4.7%1.7%1.8 $92.93
2/28/20236,130,000 shares $668.66 million -5.6%1.6%1.9 $109.08
2/15/20236,490,000 shares $743.95 million -3.3%1.7%2 $114.63
1/31/20236,710,000 shares $798.49 million +10.2%1.8%2 $119.00
1/15/20236,090,000 shares $626.36 million -3.5%1.6%2 $102.85
12/30/20226,310,000 shares $586.58 million +5.0%1.7%2.2 $92.96
12/15/20226,010,000 shares $564.04 million -1.8%1.6%2.1 $93.85
11/30/20226,120,000 shares $631.83 million +11.1%1.6%2.2 $103.24
11/15/20225,510,000 shares $570.62 million -18.0%1.5%2.1 $103.56
10/31/20226,720,000 shares $712.45 million -4.8%1.8%2.7 $106.02
10/15/20227,060,000 shares $673.45 million +0.6%1.9%2.8 $95.39
9/30/20227,020,000 shares $647.03 million -4.0%1.9%2.8 $92.17
9/15/20227,310,000 shares $751.25 million -3.2%1.9%3 $102.77
8/31/20227,550,000 shares $798.94 million +33.2%2.0%2.9 $105.82
8/15/20225,670,000 shares $644.45 million -8.0%1.5%2.2 $113.66
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7/31/20226,160,000 shares $676.55 million -9.8%1.6%2.3 $109.83
7/15/20226,830,000 shares $738.66 million -8.3%1.8%2.5 $108.15
6/30/20227,450,000 shares $776.22 million -0.5%1.9%2.7 $104.19
6/15/20227,490,000 shares $810.19 million +7.8%1.9%2.7 $108.17
5/31/20226,950,000 shares $888.63 million +10.7%1.8%2.5 $127.86
5/15/20226,280,000 shares $731.37 million +12.8%1.6%2.1 $116.46
4/30/20225,570,000 shares $694.13 million +0.4%1.4%1.9 $124.62
4/15/20225,550,000 shares $735.87 million -0.9%1.4%1.8 $132.59
3/31/20225,600,000 shares $735.22 million +0.2%1.4%1.8 $131.29
3/15/20225,590,000 shares $750.57 million +17.4%1.4%1.9 $134.27
2/28/20224,760,000 shares $729.57 million +4.2%1.2%1.6 $153.27
2/15/20224,570,000 shares $726.13 million +20.9%1.1%1.6 $158.89
1/31/20223,780,000 shares $554.64 million -15.1%0.9%1.3 $146.73
1/15/20224,450,000 shares $714.49 million -6.1%1.1%1.6 $160.56
12/31/20214,740,000 shares $687.73 million -19.8%1.1%1.7 $145.09
12/15/20215,910,000 shares $871.07 million +11.5%1.4%2.1 $147.39
11/30/20215,300,000 shares $744.81 million -4.5%1.3%1.9 $140.53
11/15/20215,550,000 shares $867.80 million +35.7%1.3%1.9 $156.36
10/29/20214,090,000 shares $617.71 million -12.4%0.9%1.4 $151.03
10/15/20214,670,000 shares $786.33 million -3.5%1.1%1.7 $168.38
9/30/20214,840,000 shares $783.93 million +7.8%1.1%1.7 $161.97
9/15/20214,490,000 shares $713.51 million +2.8%1.0%1.5 $158.91
8/31/20214,370,000 shares $725.29 million -15.3%1.0%1.5 $165.97
8/13/20215,160,000 shares $917.09 million +14.4%1.2%1.7 $177.73
7/30/20214,510,000 shares $729.27 million +0.2%1.0%1.5 $161.70
7/15/20214,500,000 shares $721.58 million +6.6%1.0%1.4 $160.35
6/30/20214,220,000 shares $652.79 million -17.6%0.9%1.3 $154.69
6/15/20215,120,000 shares $830.00 million +5.8%1.2%1.7 $162.11
5/28/20214,840,000 shares $778.18 million -12.3%1.1%1.7 $160.78

COF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Capital One Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 8,223,331 shares of COF short. 1.33% of Capital One Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Capital One 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. COF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.9. Learn More on Capital One Financial's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Capital One Financial: Hsbc Holdings PLC, PEAK6 LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Saba Capital Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Caption Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, 683 Capital Management LLC, and Royal Bank of Canada. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.33% of Capital One Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Capital One Financial saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,223,331 shares, an increase of 11.5% from the previous total of 7,373,447 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.

1.33% of Capital One Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Capital One Financial: Ally Financial Inc. (3.36%), American Express Company (2.16%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.58%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (3.50%), Mastercard Incorporated (0.77%), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (3.27%), Synchrony Financial (6.21%), Visa Inc. (1.29%), Credit Acceptance Corporation (9.41%), Nelnet, Inc. (1.60%),

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 COF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital One Financial as its price is falling. COF shares are trading up $0.49 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 Capital One 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 COF, 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 COF, 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 COF:

  • 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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This page (NYSE:COF) was last updated on 5/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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