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Carvana (CVNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Carvana Short Interest Data

Carvana (CVNA) has a short interest of 12.64 million shares. This marks a 3.95% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 4.24 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,640,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,160,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.95%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.40 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
214,140,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.90%
Today's Trading Volume
1,257,319 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,244,242 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
30%
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Carvana Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202512,640,000 shares $4.40 billion +4.0%N/A3.5 $348.17
6/30/202512,160,000 shares $4.11 billion +12.7%6.9%3 $337.84
6/15/202510,790,000 shares $3.20 billion +13.0%6.1%2.4 $296.71
5/31/20259,550,000 shares $3.12 billion +4.0%5.5%2 $326.91
5/15/20259,180,000 shares $2.73 billion +16.7%5.3%1.9 $297.93
4/30/20257,870,000 shares $1.92 billion +14.1%N/A1.6 $244.17
4/15/20256,900,000 shares $1.48 billion -13.6%4.0%1.5 $213.93
3/31/20257,990,000 shares $1.67 billion -7.7%4.6%1.7 $209.15
3/15/20258,660,000 shares $1.57 billion -6.5%5.0%2 $181.37
2/28/20259,260,000 shares $2.16 billion -11.7%5.4%2.4 $233.55
2/15/202510,490,000 shares $3.00 billion -3.9%6.1%3 $285.62
1/31/202510,920,000 shares $2.71 billion -17.3%N/A3.7 $247.76
1/15/202513,210,000 shares $2.82 billion -1.4%N/A3.9 $213.16
12/31/202413,400,000 shares $2.73 billion +7.7%N/A4.1 $203.36
12/15/202412,440,000 shares $3.09 billion -7.9%N/A4.5 $248.25
11/30/202413,500,000 shares $3.52 billion +3.9%N/A4.5 $260.42
11/15/202413,000,000 shares $3.13 billion -2.8%N/A4.3 $241.03
10/31/202413,380,000 shares $3.31 billion -1.9%N/A4.3 $247.31
10/15/202413,640,000 shares $2.62 billion -6.3%N/A4.1 $191.98
9/30/202414,550,000 shares $2.53 billion +3.9%N/A3.9 $174.16
9/15/202414,000,000 shares $1.99 billion +1.0%N/A3.3 $141.90
8/31/202413,860,000 shares $2.09 billion -10.1%N/A3.3 $150.62
8/15/202415,420,000 shares $2.34 billion +2.4%N/A3.6 $151.56
7/31/202415,060,000 shares $2.00 billion -20.1%N/A3.4 $133.12
7/15/202418,850,000 shares $2.68 billion -13.9%N/A4 $142.11
6/30/202421,890,000 shares $2.82 billion -0.1%N/A4.7 $128.72
6/15/202421,910,000 shares $2.26 billion -3.6%N/A5 $103.06
5/31/202422,720,000 shares $2.27 billion -5.1%N/A5.2 $99.90
5/15/202423,950,000 shares $2.90 billion -13.0%N/A4.1 $121.07
4/30/202427,520,000 shares $2.28 billion -3.7%N/A4.2 $82.95
4/15/202428,570,000 shares $1.99 billion -2.0%N/A4.6 $69.77
3/31/202429,160,000 shares $2.56 billion -0.9%N/A4.6 $87.91
3/15/202429,430,000 shares $2.34 billion -12.2%N/A4.1 $79.57
2/29/202433,500,000 shares $2.54 billion +0.5%N/A3.9 $75.93
2/15/202433,330,000 shares $1.92 billion -0.5%N/A3.8 $57.58
1/31/202433,480,000 shares $1.44 billion -0.2%N/A4.1 $43.05
1/15/202433,560,000 shares $1.44 billion -10.9%N/A3.9 $42.78
12/31/202337,680,000 shares $1.99 billion +7.7%N/A4.3 $52.94
12/15/202334,990,000 shares $1.80 billion +7.5%N/A4 $51.37
11/30/202332,560,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.8%N/A3.8 $31.32
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11/15/202331,980,000 shares $1.09 billion -2.1%N/A3.8 $34.19
10/31/202332,660,000 shares $881.66 million +1.2%N/A3.7 $27.00
10/15/202332,290,000 shares $1.09 billion +1.5%N/A3.1 $33.87
9/30/202331,830,000 shares $1.34 billion -4.0%N/A1.9 $41.98
9/15/202333,160,000 shares $1.73 billion -2.4%N/A1.8 $52.27
8/31/202333,990,000 shares $1.71 billion -2.2%N/A1.3 $50.37
8/15/202334,750,000 shares $1.37 billion -2.6%N/A1.2 $39.34
7/31/202335,680,000 shares $1.64 billion -10.4%N/A1.2 $45.95
7/15/202339,810,000 shares $1.50 billion -4.1%N/A1.3 $37.70
6/30/202341,510,000 shares $1.08 billion -12.9%N/A1.7 $25.91
6/15/202347,640,000 shares $1.26 billion -0.9%N/A2.1 $26.37
5/31/202348,050,000 shares $620.81 million -0.4%N/A2.4 $12.92
5/15/202348,250,000 shares $558.74 million -1.3%N/A3.1 $11.58
4/30/202348,890,000 shares $339.30 million +0.9%N/A2.8 $6.94
4/15/202348,440,000 shares $434.51 million +1.7%N/A2.2 $8.97
3/31/202347,630,000 shares $466.30 million +2.8%N/A1.8 $9.79
3/15/202346,330,000 shares $326.63 million +0.0%N/A1.8 $7.05
2/28/202346,320,000 shares $436.33 million +0.9%N/A1.6 $9.42
2/15/202345,910,000 shares $582.60 million -14.1%N/A1.5 $12.69
1/31/202353,440,000 shares $543.48 million -3.9%N/A1.7 $10.17
1/15/202355,590,000 shares $390.24 million +2.8%N/A2.3 $7.02
12/30/202254,100,000 shares $256.43 million +7.9%N/A2.7 $4.74
12/15/202250,130,000 shares $274.21 million +16.4%N/A2.5 $5.47
11/30/202243,080,000 shares $332.15 million +4.3%N/A2.4 $7.71
11/15/202241,320,000 shares $410.31 million +10.0%N/A2.9 $9.93
10/31/202237,560,000 shares $508.19 million +8.7%N/A3.1 $13.53
10/15/202234,570,000 shares $592.53 million +10.5%N/A3.3 $17.14
9/30/202231,300,000 shares $635.39 million +8.2%N/A3.1 $20.30
9/15/202228,940,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.8%N/A2.8 $37.02
8/31/202226,850,000 shares $885.78 million +3.0%N/A2.5 $32.99
8/15/202226,080,000 shares $1.33 billion -5.1%N/A2.2 $51.00
7/31/202227,480,000 shares $801.04 million -5.3%N/A2.1 $29.15
7/15/202229,030,000 shares $616.89 million -2.7%N/A2.2 $21.25
6/30/202229,820,000 shares $673.34 million -0.6%N/A2.4 $22.58
6/15/202229,990,000 shares $732.66 million +7.4%N/A2.8 $24.43
5/31/202227,920,000 shares $821.96 million -11.3%N/A2.9 $29.44
5/15/202231,480,000 shares $1.21 billion +8.7%N/A3.6 $38.31
4/30/202228,950,000 shares $1.68 billion +61.5%N/A4.8 $57.96
4/15/202217,930,000 shares $1.82 billion +5.7%N/A3.8 $101.53
3/31/202216,970,000 shares $2.02 billion -2.0%N/A4.1 $119.29
3/15/202217,320,000 shares $2.09 billion +24.7%N/A4.5 $120.44
2/28/202213,890,000 shares $2.09 billion +1.2%N/A3.8 $150.47
2/15/202213,720,000 shares $1.96 billion +1.8%N/A4.3 $142.50
1/31/202213,480,000 shares $2.18 billion -1.3%N/A5 $162.06
1/15/202213,660,000 shares $2.14 billion +26.7%N/A5.7 $156.39
12/31/202110,780,000 shares $2.50 billion +7.4%N/A6.1 $231.79
12/15/202110,040,000 shares $2.27 billion -26.9%N/A6.6 $226.50
11/30/202113,730,000 shares $3.85 billion +5.2%N/A12.8 $280.42
11/15/202113,050,000 shares $3.89 billion -1.0%N/A14 $298.18
10/29/202113,180,000 shares $4.00 billion -3.4%N/A14.5 $303.18
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10/15/202113,640,000 shares $3.92 billion -1.1%N/A14.7 $287.06
9/30/202113,790,000 shares $4.16 billion -9.7%N/A13.5 $301.54
9/15/202115,270,000 shares $5.04 billion -1.2%N/A14.3 $329.86
8/31/202115,460,000 shares $5.07 billion -4.3%N/A13.3 $328.06
8/13/202116,150,000 shares $5.83 billion No ChangeN/A12.8 $360.98
7/30/202116,150,000 shares $5.45 billion +4.1%N/A10.6 $337.56
7/15/202115,510,000 shares $4.83 billion -6.2%N/A9.9 $311.20
6/30/202116,540,000 shares $4.99 billion -3.6%N/A10.7 $301.82
6/15/202117,160,000 shares $4.69 billion -0.7%N/A11.5 $273.20
5/28/202117,280,000 shares $4.58 billion +4.1%N/A11.8 $265.09
5/14/202116,600,000 shares $3.72 billion -7.7%N/A10.3 $223.87
4/30/202117,990,000 shares $5.19 billion +4.2%N/A12.8 $288.74
4/15/202117,260,000 shares $4.66 billion +3.4%N/A12.5 $270.09
3/31/202116,690,000 shares $4.25 billion -0.4%N/A11.6 $254.50
3/15/202116,750,000 shares $4.80 billion -2.9%N/A11 $286.69
2/26/202117,250,000 shares $4.55 billion -0.6%N/A11.1 $263.66
2/12/202117,350,000 shares $5.11 billion +4.8%N/A11.4 $294.34
1/29/202116,560,000 shares $4.24 billion -8.3%N/A10.4 $256.01
1/15/202118,050,000 shares $5.36 billion +2.4%N/A10.9 $296.83
12/31/202017,630,000 shares $4.41 billion -7.0%N/A10.7 $250.34
12/15/202018,960,000 shares $4.76 billion -0.8%N/A11.4 $250.97
11/30/202019,120,000 shares $4.76 billion -2.4%N/A10.1 $249.14
11/15/202019,590,000 shares $4.14 billion -1.5%N/A10.6 $211.08
10/30/202019,880,000 shares $3.80 billion +0.6%N/A11.4 $191.19
10/15/202019,760,000 shares $4.21 billion +6.2%N/A10.3 $213.22
9/30/202018,600,000 shares $4.15 billion +0.5%N/A9.9 $223.06
9/15/202018,510,000 shares $3.18 billion +2.5%N/A9.7 $171.92
8/31/202018,060,000 shares $3.90 billion -3.3%N/A10.4 $215.96
8/14/202018,680,000 shares $3.67 billion -7.3%N/A9.8 $196.68

CVNA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Carvana's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Carvana shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 12,640,000 shares of CVNA short. Learn More on Carvana's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Carvana?

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. CVNA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Carvana's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Carvana?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Carvana: Belvedere Trading LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Vontobel Holding Ltd., Quaker Wealth Management LLC, CTC LLC, CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd., Sender Co & Partners Inc., Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Kore Advisors LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Quadcap Wealth Management LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., HighTower Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Warberg Asset Management LLC, JBF Capital Inc., Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, and Monaco Asset Management SAM. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Carvana's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Carvana saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,640,000 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 12,160,000 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.

How does Carvana's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Carvana: CarMax, Inc. (9.39%), Coupang, Inc. (1.02%), JD.com, Inc. (1.58%), CDW Corporation (2.80%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (5.39%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (6.39%), Chewy (4.00%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.34%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (3.62%), Wayfair Inc. (17.76%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Carvana stock?

Short selling CVNA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carvana as its price is falling. CVNA shares are trading down $9.23 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 Carvana?

A short squeeze for Carvana 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 CVNA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Carvana's 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 CVNA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.



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