Walt Disney (DIS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Walt Disney shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 19,460,000 shares of DIS short. Learn More on Walt Disney'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. DIS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Walt Disney's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Walt Disney: Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Lavaca Capital LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Royal Bank of Canada, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capula Management Ltd, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Perennial Investment Advisors LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Caption Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Optiver Holding B.V., Citigroup Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Group One Trading L.P., Lido Advisors LLC, XR Securities LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Barclays PLC, Bank of Montreal Can, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Walt Disney saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,460,000 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 20,050,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Walt Disney: NIKE, Inc. (1.44%), Netflix, Inc. (2.00%), Comcast Co. (1.00%), Sony Group Co. (0.11%), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (2.15%), Charter Communications, Inc. (8.26%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.57%), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (1.98%), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (2.15%), DraftKings Inc. (3.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DIS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Walt Disney as its price is falling. DIS shares are trading down $0.58 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 Walt Disney 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 DIS, 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 DIS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.