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Carvana (CVNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Carvana Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Carvana (CVNA) had a short interest of 14.32 million shares sold short, representing 7.71% of the public float. This marks a -7.60% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.4, meaning it would take 5.4 days of the average trading volume of 3.59 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,315,544 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,493,564 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.60%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.29 billion
Short Interest Ratio
5.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
218,846,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.71%
Today's Trading Volume
1,517,957 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,587,339 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
42%
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Carvana 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
4/15/202614,315,544 shares $5.29 billion -7.6%7.7%5.43 $369.56
3/31/202615,493,564 shares $4.88 billion +18.1%8.5%4.9 $314.65
3/13/202613,119,219 shares $3.95 billion -1.0%7.2%4.89 $300.85
2/27/202613,255,405 shares $4.43 billion -12.6%7.2%2.11 $334.31
2/13/202615,165,730 shares $5.21 billion +2.2%8.3%3.97 $343.31
1/30/202614,838,818 shares $5.94 billion -11.0%8.2%2.97 $400.36
1/15/202616,672,707 shares $7.68 billion +3.4%9.2%5.57 $460.44
12/31/202516,128,980 shares $6.81 billion +13.3%8.9%2.91 $422.08
12/15/202514,240,637 shares $6.40 billion +3.8%7.8%2.9 $449.28
11/28/202513,717,277 shares $5.14 billion +19.5%7.5%4.41 $374.50
11/14/202511,481,353 shares $3.65 billion +6.2%6.3%3.62 $318.27
10/31/202510,811,137 shares $3.32 billion +6.9%5.9%2.57 $307.15
10/15/202510,110,000 shares $3.60 billion -15.0%5.6%3.5 $356.18
9/30/202511,900,000 shares $4.50 billion -9.3%N/A4.3 $378.19
9/15/202513,120,000 shares $4.79 billion -4.4%N/A4.6 $364.73
8/31/202513,730,000 shares $5.11 billion +3.7%7.7%4.5 $371.96
8/15/202513,240,000 shares $4.63 billion +4.3%N/A4.1 $350.00
7/31/202512,700,000 shares $4.96 billion +0.5%7.1%3.5 $390.34
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
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
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

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 covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 14,315,544 shares of CVNA short. 7.71% of Carvana's shares are currently sold 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 5.4. 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: PEAK6 LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, CTC LLC, Symmetry Investments LP, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, OnyxPoint Global Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Cetera Investment Advisers, Laurion Capital Management LP, Osaic Holdings Inc., Private Advisor Group LLC, Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, QVT Financial LP, Barclays PLC, Volterra Technologies LP, RH Tailwind Management LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, DLD Asset Management LP, Vontobel Holding Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Rossby Financial LCC, Jane Street Group LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Marex Group plc, XY Capital Ltd, Group One Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Monaco Asset Management SAM, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Belvedere Trading LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Leonteq Securities AG, CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, and Tortoise Investment Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Carvana?

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. 7.71% of Carvana's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Carvana's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Carvana saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,315,544 shares, a decline of 7.6% from the previous total of 15,493,564 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?

7.71% of Carvana's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Carvana: Vroom, Inc. (1.13%), CarMax, Inc. (10.23%), JD.com, Inc. (2.50%), Coupang, Inc. (1.46%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (4.36%), CDW Corporation (4.66%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.61%), Chewy (4.47%), Wayfair Inc. (15.87%), Murphy USA Inc. (6.60%),

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 ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 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 up $7.70 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 appreciates 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 April, 15 2026.

What do CVNA's short interest metrics mean?

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

  • 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:CVNA) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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