Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Circle Internet Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 11,580,000 shares of CRCL short. 8.28% of Circle Internet Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Circle Internet Group's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Circle Internet Group: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Tidal Investments LLC, Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Raymond James Financial Inc., Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Mission Wealth Management LP, Belvedere Trading LLC, Ground Swell Capital LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. 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. 8.28% of Circle Internet Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Circle Internet Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,580,000 shares, a decrease of 7.4% from the previous total of 12,510,000 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.

Circle Internet Group currently has issued a total of 229,430,000 shares. Some of Circle Internet Group's 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. Circle Internet Group currently has a public float of 139,840,000 shares.

8.28% of Circle Internet Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Circle Internet Group: Bank Of Montreal (0.84%), iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (1.14%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.02%), Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1.80%), Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (1.55%), ING Group, N.V. (0.16%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1.39%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (3.54%), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (0.37%), Barclays PLC (0.40%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Circle Internet Group as its price is falling. CRCL shares are trading up $20.21 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 Circle Internet Group 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 CRCL, 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 CRCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.